Naparaye
| Naparaye | |
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| Queen consortofNubiaandEgypt King's Wife, King's Sister, etc | |
 Nubian queen from the Napatan period | |
| Burial | Pyramid atEl-Kurru(Ku. 3) |
| Spouse | PharaohTaharqa |
| Dynasty | 25th Dynasty of Egypt |
| Father | Piye |
| Mother | unknown |
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| Era:3rd Intermediate Period (1069–664 BC) | ||||||||||||
Naparayewas aNubianqueen dated to theTwenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.[1]
Naparaye was the daughter of KingPiyeand the sister-wife of KingTaharqa.
She held several titles: Great of Grace (wrt im3t), Great of Praises (wrt hzwt), Sweet of Love (bnrt mrwt), (Great?) King's Wife (hmt niswt (wrt?)), Lady of the Two Lands (hnwt t3wy), and King's Sister (snt niswt).[2]
Naparaye's name is known from her tomb inel-Kurru(Ku. 3). At her pyramid an alabaster offering table was found (Khartoum, No. 191).[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, 2004,ISBN0-500-05128-3,p.234-240
- ^abGrajetski Ancient Egyptian Queens: a hieroglyphic dictionary Golden House Publications. p.88
- ^Dows Dunham and M. F. Laming Macadam, Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 35 (Dec., 1949), pp. 139-149
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