Maathorneferure
Sign in to saveMaathorneferure (Hieroglyphic: Mȝʿt-Ḥr-nfrw-Rʿ, Maʿat-ḥōr-nefrurēʿ) was an ancient Egyptian queen, the Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II (1279–1213 BC, according to the standard "Low Chronology" for Egypt).
Person
- Born
- 1250-00-00
- Died
- 1250-01-01
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Key facts
- Royalty.father
- Hattusili III
- Royalty.name
- Maathorneferure
- Royalty.title
- Queen consort of EgyptGreat Royal Wife, Mistress of the Two Lands
- Royalty.image
- Maathorneferure.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Maathorneferure at Tanis
- Royalty.native_lang1
- Egyptian name
- Royalty.native_lang1_name1
- ra-D4-U2-t-G5-nfr-nfr-nfr
- Royalty.birth_name
- Šauškanu (?)
- Royalty.birth_place
- Hatti
- Royalty.death_place
- unknown
- Royalty.burial_place
- unknown
- Royalty.spouse
- Ramesses II
- Royalty.issue
Key dates
- Born
- 1250 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 1250 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Hattusa
- Place of death
- Faiyum
- Spouse
- Ramesses II
- Father
- Hattusili III
- Mother
- Puduhepa
- Sibling
- Tudhaliya IV
- Occupation
- politician
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Maathorneferure (Hieroglyphic: Mȝʿt-Ḥr-nfrw-Rʿ, Maʿat-ḥōr-nefrurēʿ) was an ancient Egyptian queen, the Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II (1279–1213 BC, according to the standard "Low Chronology" for Egypt).
==Family== Maathorneferure was a daughter of the Hittite king Hattusili III and his wife, Queen Puduhepa. She was the sister of the crown prince Nerikkaili of Hatti and the sister of the later Hittite king Tudhaliya IV. The Egyptian sources claim that Maathornefrure was the eldest daughter of her parents, specifically identified as the king and queen of the Hittites.