Neferu
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Neferu is an ancient Egyptian female name borne by several royal women, including queens and princesses of the Middle and New Kingdoms.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Egyptian queenship
ⓘ
Egyptian royalty ⓘ royal harems ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
royal titulary lists
ⓘ
stelae ⓘ tomb inscriptions ⓘ |
| attestedInPeriod |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
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ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Egyptian feminine given names
ⓘ
Feminine given names ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
indicator of beauty or goodness
ⓘ
marker of status ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot | Ancient Egyptian word "nfr" ⓘ |
| frequencyInCorpus | moderate among royal women ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasNameBearersInDynasty |
11th Dynasty of Egypt
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ⓘ
12th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ 18th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameElement | nefer ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Neferu (daughter of Egyptian king)
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ⓘ
Princess Neferu (Middle Kingdom princess) NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Neferu (wife of Mentuhotep II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Neferet
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ⓘ
Neferu(t) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nefru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Egyptian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningApproximate |
beauty
ⓘ
the beautiful one ⓘ |
| nameBearerType |
princesses
ⓘ
queens ⓘ royal women ⓘ |
| nameElementMeaning |
beautiful
ⓘ
good ⓘ |
| nameStatus | historical ⓘ |
| nameType | theophoric name ⓘ |
| onamasticType | personal name ⓘ |
| regionOfUse | Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| semanticField |
aesthetics
ⓘ
virtue ⓘ |
| transliterationSystem | Egyptological transliteration ⓘ |
| usedBySocialClass |
elite women
ⓘ
royal family ⓘ |
| usedInCulture | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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