Biography
Senusret III married Neferthenut, daughter of [father] and born to [mother]. She held the titles: king’s wife, member of the elite (iryt-pat), and she who sees Horus and Seth (m33t-hrw-stsh). The latter title is known from the 4th to 6th dynasties for certain queens (cf. Meritites I (4th); Khentkaus II (5th); Ankhesenpepi II (6th)).
Small Pyramid
She is so far only known from her sarcophagus and from fragments from the chapel found next to her pyramid, which was part of the pyramid complex of Senusret III at Dahshur. Dieter Arnold, who re-excavated the pyramid complex and the tomb of the queen noted the low quality of the inscription on her sarcophagus, which is in stark contrast to the sarcophagi of other royal women buried next to the pyramid. Her tomb was found robbed, only two mace heads were discovered by Jacques Morgan who excavated the tomb first in 1894.
