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Khawy
Guardian in the Place of Truth
Fragment of relief of Khawy, Servant in the Place of Truth. 19th Dynasty. From Tomb 214 at Deir el-Medina, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London.jpg
Fragment of relief of Khawy
Dynasty 19th Dynasty
Pharaoh Ramesses II
WifeTaweret
ChildrenHuy
Burial TT214
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Khawy
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Khawy
in hieroglyphs

Khawy was a guardian in the Place of Truth and servitor of Amun of Opet (Luxor) from the reign of Ramesses II. He lived in the workers village Deir el-Medina (House NE XV). Khawy is known from his tomb TT214, his house and several other inscriptions. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, p 310 - 311
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III), p. 467 - 469, Wiley-Blackwell. 2001 ISBN   978-0-631-18428-7