Neferuptah
Neferuptah or Ptahneferu (“Beauty of Ptah”) was a daughter of the Egyptian king Amenemhat III of the 12th Dynasty. Her sister was the female Pharaoh Sobekneferu (“Beauty of Sobek”).
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- Person.name
- Neferuptah
- Person.image
- Relief Neferuptah by Khuner.png
- Person.burial_place
- Faiyum, Egypt
- Person.father
- Amenemhat III
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Neferuptah or Ptahneferu (“Beauty of Ptah”) was a daughter of the Egyptian king Amenemhat III of the 12th Dynasty. Her sister was the female Pharaoh Sobekneferu (“Beauty of Sobek”).
== Biography == thumb|The Funerary apron of Neferuptah thumb|An exquisite pectoral of Neferuptah Neferuptah was one of the first royal women whose name was written inside a cartouche. Although she never had the title 'king's wife', she must have had a special status; it is possible she was regarded as a future ruler.