Nefermaat II () was a member of the Egyptian royal family during the 4th Dynasty and vizier of Khafre (his cousin).
Nefermaat was a son of a King's Daughter Nefertkau I and a grandson of Sneferu.Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974. Available online at www.gizapyramids.org/
Nefermaat was buried in mastaba G 7060 at Giza. His tomb is part of a group of tombs including those of Nefertkau I (G 7050) and his son Sneferukhaf (G 7070). Nefermaat's tomb is located near the Pyramid of Khufu, who may not only have been his uncle, but also his father (according to George Andrew Reisner).Flentye, Laurel. "The Development of the Eastern and GIS Cemeteries at Giza during the Fourth Dynasty." In Miroslav Bárta, ed. The Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology. Proceedings of the Conference held in Prague, May 31-June 4, 2004. Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, 2006, pp. 133-143. This last point is rejected by StrudwickStrudwick, Nigel, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Routledge, 1985, , p 110, - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB and Baud. He was nevertheless considered close enough family to be elevated to the vizierate, a title reserved to close family member during the 4th Dynasty.
Titles The full list of titles of Kawab were:Strudwick, Nigel, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Routledge, 1985, - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB +TitleTranslationJones Indeximy izhe who is in the iz-bureau, councillor247iry-pˁthereditary prince/nobleman, 'keeper of the patricians'1157wr di.w pr ḏḥwtyGreatest of the Five in the temple of Thoth1471mniw nḫnprotector/guardian of Nekhen/Hierakonpolis1597ḥȝty-ˁcount1858ḥrỉ-tp nḫbOverlord of Nekheb (El-Kab)2374ḫrp iȝwt nbwt nṯrwtdirector of every divine office2541ḫrp ˁḥdirector of the ˁḥ palace2579ḫtm(ty)-bitysealer of the King of Lower Egypt2775zȝ nswtking's son2911zȝ nswt n ẖt.fKing's son of his body2912smr wˁtysole companion3268tȝyty zȝb ṯȝtyhe of the curtain, chief justice and vizier3706 Translations and indexes from Dilwyn Jones.Jones, Dilwyn, An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2 BAR, 2000, .
See also Nefermaat I
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