Nubkhesbed ("Gold and Lapis lazuli"[3]) was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 20th Dynasty. She was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses VI and mother of Pharaoh Ramesses VII, Princess Iset (God's Wife of Amun) and Princes Amenherkhepshef and Panebenkemyt.[4]
| Nubkhesbed | |
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| Queen consort of Egypt | |
 Nubkhesbed (left) giving offerings to Re-Horakhty on the stela of her daughter Iset | |
| Burial | unknown |
| Spouse | Pharaoh Ramesses VI |
| Issue | Ramesses VII Prince Amenherkhepshef D Prince Panebenkemyt Princess Iset (God's Wife of Amun) |
| Dynasty | 20th Dynasty of Egypt |
| Father | unknown |
| Mother | unknown |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
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| Nubkhesbed in hieroglyphs | |||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||||
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| Nubkhesbed in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||||||||
She is mentioned in her son Amenherkhepshef's tomb KV13 and on a stela of her daughter Iset in Coptos.[5]
Sources
edit- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3. p.190
- ^ Grajetzki, p.74
- ^ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Personennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935, p.191
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.186
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.193