Background
Iput was a daughter of the fifth dynasty King Unas. Her mother was Nebet or Khenut.
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Their son was Pepi I Meryre. The skeletal remains found at her pyramid show she died as a middle-aged woman. Iput had another son, Nebkauhor.
She had several daughters: Seshseshet Waatetkhethor, Seshseshet Idut, Seshseshet Nubkhetnebty and Seshseshet Sathor.
Titles of Iput I
Iput I held several titles because she was the daughter of a king: Daughter of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt (s3t-niswt-biti), King’s Daughter of his body (s3t-niswt-nt-khtf), God’s Daughter (s3t-ntr), This God’s Daughter (s3t-ntr-wt). Iput was buried in Saqqara, in a pyramid near that of Teti.
The pyramids of Iput and Khuit were discovered between July 1897 and February 1899 by Victor Loret. The burial chamber contained a limestone sarcophagus, and a cedar coffin.
Remains of a middle-aged woman were foundation
Some of her funerary equipment has survived. These include canopic vessels, a headrest, and a gold bracelet. Her remains are in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
The gold bracelet was found on Iput"s arm.
The chamber further contained several vessels including polished red pottery and a rock crystal cup. Model vessels and tools were included in the burial as well.
Some of these had originally been covered in gold.
