Ibi (Egyptian Noble)
The ancient Egyptian noble Ibi (sometime transliterated as Aba or Abe) was chief steward of the God's Wife of Amun, Nitocris I, during the reign of the 26th Dynasty pharaoh Psamtik I.[1]
| Ibi | |
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| Chief steward of the God's Wife of Amun | |
 Detail of the sarcophagus lid of Ibi. Museo Egizio, Turin. | |
| Dynasty | 26th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Psamtik I |
| Burial | El-Assasif, TT36 |
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| Ibi in hieroglyphs | |||||
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| Era: Late Period (664–332 BC) | |||||
He was buried in a large tomb, TT36, located in the El-Assasif district of the Theban Necropolis, opposite Luxor, in Egypt.[2] His sarcophagus lid is exhibited in the Museo Egizio of Turin, Italy.
Lid of the sarcophagus of Ibi. Museo Egizio, Turin.
References
- Rice, Michael (1999). Who's Who in Ancient Egypt. Routledge. p. 74.
- Baikie, James (1932). Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley. Methuen. pp. 564–566.
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