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 place | G7102, Giza East Field |
| Title | Overseer of scribes of the meret for Pepi I |
| Spouse(s) | Meretyotes, Khenout |
| Children | 5 (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 (zš).
- 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
- 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.
- Reisner, George A.; Smith, William Stevenson (1942). "Appendix P: Cemetery 7000". A History of the Giza Necropolis III. Harvard University Press.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
External links
- The Digital Giza at Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences hosts 147 photos of the tomb, most of them taken at the time of the discovery in 1925.
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