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Nefertkau III was an Ancient Egyptian Princess that lived during the 4th dynasty. She was possibly a daughter of Meresankh II and Prince Horbaef and thus a sister of Nebty-tepites. She was married to an official named Iynefer. She was buriedwith her husband in G 7820.

Baud has proposed that Nefertkau is a daughter of Khufu instead. Nefertkau has the titles King's daughter of his body and Priestess of Neith in a scene in the chapel of her tomb. Nefertkau and Iynefer had a daughter also called Nefertkau and twoor three sons.

Nefertkau and Iynefer were buried in G 7820 which is part of a double mastaba. Mastaba G 7810 beLongs to Djaty. Strudwick has suggested that Iynefer may also be a son of Khufu. Depending on the interpretation of the family relationshipsNefertkau may have married either her uncle or her brother. The tomb is located in the east field which is part of the Giza Necropolis.

Scenes show Nefertkau and her husband. In one scene a small girl is shown between her Parent. She is called "their daughter Nefertkau". In the same scene a small boy appears before his father, but no name is recorded. In another scene two smallboys and a slightly larger man are depicted with Iynefer. The two small boys are sons, the larger figure may be a depiction of their eldest son.

Two burial shafts were constructed. The husband is thought to have been buried in the shaft labeled G 7820A, while Nefertkau was likely buried in shaft G 7820B. In G 7820A no traces of a coffin were found, and there was no canopic pit or recess.In G 7820B no traces of a coffin were found either, but there was a canopic pit in the southeast corner of the burial chamber.