Nebpu Explained

Style:High Priest of Ptah in Memphis
Nebpu
Predecessor:Sehetepebreankh-nedjem
Dynasty:12th Dynasty
Pharaoh:Amenemhat III
Father:Sehetepebreankh-nedjem
Children:...hotepibre-shery
Burial:unknown

Nebpu served as the High Priest of Ptah at Memphis during the reign of King Amenemhat III in the late Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He was the son and successor in office of Sehetepebreankh-nedjem, who served King Senusret III.

In the Louvre Museum (A47), a quartzite group statue shows Sehetepebreankh-nedjem, Nebpu and a son (...hotepib-shery) which has been damaged, the statue being dedicated by Nebpu to his father and datable by style to the end of the Twelfth Dynasty.[1] It was bought in 1816.[2]

At Hazor, a fragmentary statue of Nebpu has been found.[3]

References

  1. Book: Freed, Rita E.. Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom. A companion to Ancient Egypt, volume 2. Alan B.. Lloyd. 2010. Wiley-Blackwell. 9781405155984. 905–906.
  2. E. Delange: Catalogue des statues égyptiennes du Moyen Empire, 2060-1560 avant J.C., Paris 1987, p. 81-83
  3. Web site: Where Are the Royal Archives at Tel Hazor?. 23 March 2017.