A burial for her was prepared in the tomb of her father at Hawara. However, she was not buried there, but in a small pyramid at Hawara. Her tomb was found intact by an Egyptian team under Nagib Farag and Zaky Iskander in 1956 which was located about 2 kilometres from the pyramid of her father and still contained her jewellery, a granite sarcophagus, three silver vases and other objects.
The granite sarcophagus was inscribed with a short offering formula. Inside the sarcophagus were found the decayed remains of two wooden coffins. The outer one was decorated with inscribed gold foil.
CHEST NECKLACE OF THE EGYPTIAN PRINCESS NEFEROUPTAH :
The necklace of Princess Neferouptah of the XII Dynasty Currently at the British Museum, was found in the unscathed tomb of Princess Nefarouptah, one of the daughters of Amenemhat III. The tomb was located in Hawara (Egypt) under a tomb - in ruins brick pyramid dated around 1814 A. C. two miles southeast of her father.
These wing-shaped chests or half-moon were called Menat and Usej, it was used as a protector of the soul. They are made up of rows of cornalina pins and semiprecious stones, strung with golden threads.
At the ends is the head of the Horus Falcon, which expresses the shape and character of protective wings those collars had.
They were shown on their neck, with a sense of guidance or safeguarding of the soul, symbolizing a "wall or base," that held the head and protected the chest of those who were wearing it.
