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Encyclopedia > Isetnofret
Isetnofret

in hieroglyphs

Isetnofret (or Isis-nofret) (Ancient Egyptian: "the beautiful Isis") was one of the Great Royal Wives of Pharaoh Ramesses II and was the mother of his heir, Merneptah. She was one of the most prominent of the royal wives, second only to the pharaoh's favourite, Nefertari, and was the chief queen after Nefertari's death (around the 24th year of the pharaoh's reign). She had at least three sons and two daughters. It has been suggested that Hieroglyph (French Wiki article) be merged into this article or section. ... Ebers Papyrus detailing treatment of asthma Records of the Ancient Egyptian language have been dated about 3000 BC. It is part of the Afro-Asiatic group of languages and is related to Berber and Semitic (languages such as Arabic and Hebrew). ... Great Royal Wife (or ḥmt nswt wrt) is the term used to refer to the chief wife of an Egyptian pharaoh on the day of his coronation. ... Pharaoh is a title used to refer to any ruler, usually male, of the Egyptian kingdom in the pre-Christian, pre-Islamic period. ... Usermaatre-setepenre The Justice of Re is Powerful, Chosen of Re Nomen Ramesses (meryamun) Born of Re, (Beloved of Amun) Horus name Kanakht Merymaa Nebty name Mekkemetwafkhasut Golden Horus Userrenput-aanehktu Consort(s) Isetnofret, Nefertari Maathorneferure Issues Bintanath, Khaemweset, Merneptah, Amun-her-khepsef Meritamen Father Seti I Mother Queen Tuya... Merneptah (occasionally: Merenptah) was pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (1213 – 1203 BC), the fourth ruler of the 19th Dynasty. ... A picture of Nefertari taken in her Abu Simbel temple. ...


Her children include:

  • Prince Ramesses B, Crown Prince from Year 25-50 of Ramesses II[1]
  • Princess-Queen Bintanath, firstborn daughter and later wife of Ramesses[2]
  • Prince Khaemwaset, High Priest of Ptah. Crown Prince from Year 50-55 of Ramesses II[3]
  • Pharaoh Merneptah, Ramesses' 13th son and ultimate successor (he outlived the first 12 princes)
  • Princess Isetnofret II, possible wife of Merenptah[4]
  • Prince Sethi (?)
  • Princess Nebettawy (more likely to be the daughter of Nefertari[5])

A daughter of her son Khaemwaset (sometimes called Isetnofret III) was named after her. It is possible that this Isetnofret was Merenptah's wife, not her aunt Isetnofret II[6]. A possible daughter of Merneptah also bears this name[7]. Ramesses B was the second oldest son of Pharaoh Ramesses II and Queen Isetnofret A and is listed as number two in the list of procession of Ramesses sons. ... Bintanath (or Bentanath) was the firstborn daughter and Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramesses II. She was born possibly when her father was still a co-regent with his father, Sethi I. Her mother was Isetnofret, one of the two most prominent wives of Ramesses. ... Statue of Khaemweset Prince Khaemweset (or Khaemwaset) was the 4th son of Ramesses II, by his queen Isetnofret. ...


Notes

  1. ^ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004), p.173
  2. ^ Dodson & Hilton, op. cit., p.170
  3. ^ Dodson & Hilton, op. cit., p.170
  4. ^ Dodson & Hilton, op. cit., p.171
  5. ^ Dodson & Hilton, op. cit., p.167
  6. ^ Dodson & Hilton, op. cit., p.171
  7. ^ Dodson & Hilton, op. cit., p.182

 

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