Idu (Ancient Egyptian official)

Idu[1] was an official during the Sixth Dynasty, buried in Giza East Field,[2] tomb G7102. He probably lived and served during the reign of Pepi I Meryre.[3][1] He is the father of Qar whose tomb is nearby and Bendjet, buried in G7215.[4]

Idu
Burial placeG7102, Giza East Field
TitleOverseer of scribes of the meret for Pepi I
Spouse(s)Meretyotes, Khenout
Children5 (including Qar)

Tomb

G7102 lies in cemetery G7000 east of the related tomb of Qar. The mastaba exterior superstructure has disappeared.

Family

The tomb depicts several members of his family:[4]

  • Wife: Meretyotes. Note than this woman is not the mother of Qar (G7101).
  • Daughters: Bendjet (identified as the owner of G7215), Iry
  • Sons: Qar, Idu and Hemi

Dependents

Several dependents of Qar were also represented with their most relevant titles:[4]

  • Indifiyni, steward (imy-rȝ pr).
  • Isi, scribe ().
  • idu, Ka servant (ḥm-kȝ).
  • Idu,
  • Ankhenf, Ka servant.
  • Pehen-Path, scribe, inspector of the Ka servants (zš, sḥḏ ḥm(w)-kȝ).
  • Nykhety, steward (wdpw).Nefermenekhet, singer (ḥst).
  • Nekhet, scribe, steward.
  • Qar, steward.
  • Tidui, steward.

Titles

His titles were:

Title[3] Translation[5] Index Jones[5]
iwn knmwt support of knmwt 22
imy-rȝ wp(w)t ḥtp(w)t-nṯr m prwy overseer of the distribution of divine offerings in the two houses 403
imy-rȝ ḥwt-wrt overseer of the great court/Hall of Justice 628
imy-rȝ zš(w) mrt overseer of the scribes of the meret-serfs 795
wḏˁ-mdw determiner of disputes 1507
mdw rḫyt staff of the rekhyet-people 1698
ḥm-nṯr Mȝˁt priest of Ma't 1930
ḥry-sštȝ n wḏˁ-mdw counsellor in determining disputes. 2252
ḫnty-š Mn-nfr-ppy land tenant of the town Pyramid of Pepy I 2531
ẖry-tp nzwt king's liegeman/royal chamberlain 2874
smȝˁ (n) wḏˁ-mdw one who sets right the judgement 3256
sḥḏ wˁb(w) ȝḫt-ḫwfw inspector of the priests of Akhet-Khufu 3377
sḥḏ wˁb(w) Wr-ḫˁ.f-rˁ inspector of the priest of (the pyramid), 'Great-is-Khafra' 3379
zš ˁ(w) (nw) nzwt king's document scribe 3057
zš ˁ(w) (nw) nzwt ḫft-ḥr king's document scribe in the presence 3063
zš mrt scribe of the meret-serfs 3117

References

  1. Porter, Bertha; Moss, Rosalind (1974). Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume III: Memphis, Part I Abu Rawash to Abusir (PDF) (2nd (revised and augmented by Dr Jaromir Malek) ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 185–186 via Digital Giza, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
  2. Reisner, George A.; Smith, William Stevenson (1942). "Appendix P: Cemetery 7000". A History of the Giza Necropolis III. Harvard University Press.
  3. Strudwick, Nigel (1985). The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom (PDF). Routledge. ISBN 0-7103-0107-3 via Digital Giza, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
  4. Simpson, William Kelly (1976). Giza Mastaba Vol 2: The Mastabas of Qar and Idu (PDF). Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. ISBN 0-87846-093-4 via Gizapyramids.org.
  5. Jones, Dilwyn (2000). An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2. BAR International Series. Vol. 866. British Archaeological Reports. ISBN 978-1841710693.
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