Hepu (vizier)

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Hepu
Vizier
Dynasty 18th Dynasty
Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV
WifeRennai
BurialThebes TT66

Hepu was a vizier of ancient Egypt. [1] He served during the reign of Thutmose IV. [2]

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Hepu (vizier)
Hepu (vizier)
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Hepu [1]
in hieroglyphs

Family

Hepu's wife is named Rennai. A son is shown in TT66 offering to Hepu and Rennai. [1]

Tomb

Hepu was buried in TT66 in Abd el Qurna in Thebes. The hall contains several scenes and one of them is a text of Hepu's installation as vizier before Thutmose IV. [1] [3] Another scene depicts the royal workshop with a statue of the King presenting a Djed pillar. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Porter,B. and Moss R.L.B., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis, Part One: Private Tombs. Second Edition. Griffith Institute. Oxford. 1994
  2. 1 2 A William Kelly Simpson, Statuette of Amunhotpe III in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston Museum Bulletin, Vol. 68, No. 354 (1970), pp. 260-269 JSTOR   4171541
  3. R. O. Faulkner, The Installation of the Vizier, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 41 (Dec., 1955), pp. 18-29