Maathorneferure

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Maathorneferure was a Hittite princess who became a queen of Egypt through her diplomatic marriage to Pharaoh Ramesses II.

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Maathorneferure canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hittite princess
ancient Egyptian royal consort
queen of Egypt
associatedWithTreaty Treaty of Kadesh
surface form: Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty
continent Africa
Asia
countryOfOrigin Hittite Empire
culture Ancient Egyptian
Hittite
ethnicGroup Hittites
father Hattusili III
historicalRole symbol of Egyptian–Hittite alliance
knownFrom Egyptian inscriptions
Hittite texts
marriageType diplomatic marriage
mother Puduhepa
nameMeaning “She who sees Horus, the beautiful one”
notableEvent marriage to Ramesses II following the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty
notableFor diplomatic marriage between Egypt and the Hittite Empire
occupation queen consort
originalNameLanguage Hittite language
positionHeld Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II
relative Tudhaliya IV
relativeType sister of Tudhaliya IV
religion Ancient Egyptian religion
royalHouse Hittite queens
surface form: Hittite royal family

Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
spouse Ramesses II
spouseDynasty Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
spouseReign Ramesses II
spouseResidence Pi-Ramesses
spouseTitle Pharaoh of Egypt
timePeriod 13th century BC
title Great Royal Wife
King’s Wife

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Ramesses II spouse Maathorneferure