Huy (Viceroy of Kush)

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Huy
Viceroy of Kush
Predecessor Paser II?
Successor Setau?
Dynasty 19th Dynasty
Pharaoh Ramesses II

Huy was Viceroy of Kush during the reign of Ramesses II. He may have served either before or after Setau. Huy was also Mayor of Tjarw and a royal messenger to the Hatti. [1]

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According to an inscription, he escorted Queen Maathorneferure from Hatti to Egypt. [1] His titles include: Stablemaster of the Residence of Ramesses II, Royal Envoy to every foreign country, Viceroy of Kush, superintendent of the Southern Desert Lands, Fanbearer on the king's Right Hand. [1]

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Monuments

Viceroy Huy is known from several sources: [1]

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Further attestations of Huy appear at the fortress of Buhen and in Lower Nubia

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, (1996)