Nicator faced ANTIGONUS I MONOPHTHALMUSand his son
DEMETRIUS I POLIORCETES. Antigonus was defeated and
slain at Ipsus. His death put an end to the aspirations of
restoring a Seleucid-Alexandrian empire. The domains of
Antigonus I were assumed by the victors of this battle.
Ipuki(fl. 15th century B.C.E.) Famed sculptor of the
Eighteenth Dynasty
He served AMENHOTEP III(r. 1391–1353 B.C.E.). Ipuki was
a famous sculptor involved in the royal building pro-
grams of the period. He was buried at THEBESon the
western shore near DEIR EL-BAHRI. A fellow artist named
NEBAMUN(2) shared Ipuki’s tomb.
Iput (1)(fl. 24th century B.C.E.)Royal woman of the
Sixth Dynasty
She was a daughter of UNIS(r. 2356–2323 B.C.E.) and
became the consort of TETI(r. 2323–2291 B.C.E.). Iput
was the mother of PEPI I(r. 2289–2255 B.C.E.) and served
as his regent during his infancy. Her tomb in SAQQARA,
near Teti’s pyramid, contained a limestone SARCOPHAGUS,
and her mummy was interred in a cedar coffin. There is
evidence of a robbery soon after her burial, but a neck-
lace and bracelet were discovered in her tomb. Her mor-
tuary temple, now in ruins, contained a limestone FALSE
DOORwith her name and titles and an offering table of
red granite.
Iput (2)(fl. 23rd century B.C.E.) Royal woman of the
Sixth Dynasty
The daughter of PEPI I(r. 2289–2255 B.C.E.) or MERENRÉ
(r. 2255–2246 B.C.E.), she was a lesser ranked queen of
PEPI II(r. 2246–2152 B.C.E.). Her tomb at SAQQARAwas
decorated with a version of the PYRAMID TEXTS.
Iput-isut An Egyptian term translated as “the most
revered place,” used to designate the original core of the
temple of AMUNat KARNAK, in THEBES, the Iput-isut stood
between the festival hall erected by TUTHMOSIS III (r.
1479–1425 B.C.E.) and the PYLONerected by MONTUHOTEP
II(r. 2061–2010 B.C.E.). The origins or foundations of
temples were esteemed over the centuries because they
had spiritual connotations of dating to “the time of the
gods,” the moment of creation.
See also FOUNDATION DEPOSITS.
Ipuwer See ADMONITIONS OF IPUWER.
Irbast’udjefru(fl. eighth century B.C.E.)Royal woman
of the Twenty-third Dynasty
She was the consort of PEFTJAU’ABAST(r. 740–725 B.C.E.),
the daughter of RUDAMON, and a niece of TAKELOT III.
Peftjau’abast was defeated by the Nubian (modern
Sudanese) armies of PIANKHI(1) and was reduced to the
status of governor for his former capital, HERAKLEOPOLIS.Irukaptah(fl. 24th century B.C.E.)Official of the royal
kitchens during the Fifth Dynasty
He was “the Chief of Butchers” during the reign of sev-
eral pharaohs and was buried in the royal complex of
SAQQARAas a sign of his rank and faithful service. Irukap-
tah’s elegant burial site contained reliefs and paintings
depicting the butchering of animals. He also commis-
sioned KAstatues for his burial site.Irunefer(fl. 13th century B.C.E.) Nineteenth Dynasty
artist and official of the Valley of the Kings
He served several rulers in royal burial projects in the
VALLEY OF THE KINGSon the west bank of the NILEat
THEBES. His tomb at DEIR EL-MEDINA, the community
erected for the artisans, who were called “THE SERVANTS
OF THE PLACE OF TRUTH,” identifies him and his family. A
rock-cut chamber, originally capped with a brick pyra-
mid, the burial site contained portraits of his father,
Siwozet, and his mother, Tauret. They are depicted wear-
ing white wigs.Iry Hor(fl. before 3,000 B.C.E.)Predynastic ruler who
reigned before the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
His burial site is reportedly at ABYDOS, where he was ven-
erated as a warrior from “the time of the gods.” Details
about the actual lives of such predynastic figures are
interwoven with mythical lore.Iseion This was a temple complex dedicated to the cult
of the Egyptian goddess ISIS. Established by PTOLEMY II
PHILADELPHUS(r. 285–246 B.C.E.), the Iseion was located
in the Damietta region of the Nile in the eastern Delta.Iset (1)(fl. 15th century B.C.E.)Royal woman of the
Eighteenth Dynasty, the mother of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425
B.C.E.)
She was not a princess by birth but a concubine of TUTH-
MOSIS II, bearing the heir to the throne. As the mother of
a pharaoh, Iset rose to a high rank in the Theban court.
She was buried in THEBES.Iset (2) (Iset Takemdjert)(fl. 12th century B.C.E.)
Royal woman of the Twentieth Dynasty
She was the ranking queen of RAMESSES III(r. 1194–1163
B.C.E.). She was the mother of RAMESSES IV, and probably
RAMESSES VI, RAMESSES VIII, and Princes KHA’EMWESET(2),
AMENHIRKHOPSHEF (1), and MERYAMEN. Her large tomb
was the last one erected in the VALLEY OF THE QUEENSon
the western shore of THEBES. When Prince Amenhirkhop-
shef died at the age of nine, Queen Iset miscarried the
child that she was carrying at the news of his demise.182 Ipuki