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Iput II

2300 BC – 2200 BC

Ancient Egyptian queen consort

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About Iput II

Lived 2300 BC – 2200 BC. Iput II was a politician and queen consort.

Iput was an ancient Egyptian queen consort of the Sixth Dynasty, a sister and wife of Pepi II.

Titles Her titles King's Daughter (z.t-nỉswt), and Eldest King's Daughter (z.t-nỉswt-šms.t) show that Iput II was a daughter of a king, either Pepi I or Merenre Nemtyemsaf I. The title Hereditary Princess (ỉrỉỉ.t-pˁt) identifies her as a noble lady.

Burial

Udjebten

Iput's pyramid complex consisted of a pyramid and a small mortuary temple. The temple was built in an L-shape. She was buried close to Pepi II at Saqqara and her tomb contains a version of the Pyramid Texts.

In one of the storerooms of the mortuary temple, excavators discovered the granite sarcophagus of Queen Ankhesenpepi IV, another wife of Pepi II. It is not entirely clear if Ankhesenpepi IV was originally buried in the burial complex of Iput II, or if she was originally interred elsewhere and reburied during the First Intermediate Period.

Ankhesenpepi's sarcophagus is inscribed with an interesting historical text which sheds some light on the history of the early part of the 6th dynasty. The text inscribed on the sarcophagus has been very hard to decipher but at least partial translations have been possible. From the text it is now clear that Userkare reigned some four years, but the practice of damnatio memoriae later led to his name being expunged from the records.

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Important facts

Born
2300 BC
Birth century
Died
2200 BC
Also known as
Iput

Family & relationships

Spouse
Pepi II
Parent
Pepi I

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Iput II's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Iput II?

ancient Egyptian queen consort

When was Iput II born?

Iput II was born in 2300 BC.

When did Iput II die?

Iput II died in 2200 BC.

What was Iput II's occupation?

Iput II was a politician and queen consort.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Iput II

· Wikidata: Q383421

· DBpedia: Iput II

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