Qar (Ancient Egyptian official)

Qar was an official of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. Son of Idu, he probably lived and served between Merenre I and Pepy II.[1]

Qar
Burial placeG7101
Titleoverseer of all works
SpouseGefi
ChildrenIdu
Parent
RelativesSister: Bendjet (G7215)

Tomb

The tomb of Qar (G 7101) lies north of the edge of the Eastern Giza Cemetery, north of the nearby double mastaba of Kawab.[2] The limestone superstructure of the mastaba has entirely disappeared. The rest of the complex, save part of the stairway, was excavated from the rock. Some of the decoration of the stairways were executed in limestone blocks over the natural rock and as many of those blocks have been displaced or broken up many scenes are incomplete.

Family

The tomb depicts several members of his family:[1]

  • His mother Khenout (ḫnwt).
  • Gefi (gfi), his wife, beloved by him (ḥmt.f mrt.f) who bears the titles of known to the king (rḫt nzwt) and priestess of Hathor (ḥmt-nṯr [ḥwt-ḥr]).
  • Idw, a beloved son (sȝ.f mry.f) who carries at the time of the tomb construction several titles, some being already carried by his father: scribe of the royal records in the presence (zš ˁ(w) (nw) nzwt ḫft-ḥr) and overseer of the scribes (imy-rȝ zšw).
  • Nekhti, a brother (sn.f Nḫti).
  • Tjetout, a beloved sister (snt.f mrt.f ṯtwt) and another beloved sister, Bendjet (snt.f mrt.f Bnḏt) who is probably the person buried in G7215.

Dependents

Several dependents of Qar were also represented with their most relevant titles:[1]

  • Idu, lector priest (ẖry-ḥbt).
  • Idu, scribe ().
  • Idu, no title preserved.
  • Idu, true(?) document scribe of the Great House (zš mḏȝt-nṯr mȝˁ pr-ˁȝ).
  • Ouseri, no title preserved.
  • Ni-Khety, no title preserved.
  • Nekheti, overseer of k3-servants (imy-rȝ ḥm(w)-kȝ).
  • Nekheti, companion, supervisor of the king, scribe, noble of the king (smr, ḫry-tp nzwt, zš, šps nzwt).
  • Nesouhor, overseer of the portal (imy-rȝ pr n rwt).
  • Nekermehat, no title preserved.
  • Rensi, director of the dining hall (ḫrp zḥ).
  • Kheti, scribe.
  • Qar, senior lector priest (ẖry-ḥbt smsw).
  • Qar, no title preserved.
  • Name not preserved, overseer of the fowlers, (imy-rȝ wḥˁw).
  • Name not preserved, lector priest, scribe of the god's writing of the Great House, scribe .. (ẖry-ḥbt, zš mḏȝt-nṯr pr-ˁȝ, zš..).
  • Name not preserved, lector priest.

Titles

His titles were:[3]

Title Translation Index Jones
imy-rȝ kȝt nbt overseer of all works 945
iwn knmwt mȝˁ true support of Knmwt 23
imy-rȝ wp(w)t ḥtp(w)t-nṯr m prwy overseer of the division(s)/apportionments of divine offerings in the two houses 403
imy-rȝ niwt ȝḫt(y)-ḫwfw overseer of the pyramid town of Khufu 578
imy-rȝ niwt nṯr-mn-kȝw-rˁ overseer of the pyramid town of Menkaoure ?
imy-rȝ ẖnw overseer of the Residence 738
imy-rȝ zš(w) ˁprw m pr[wy] overseer of the scribes of the crews in the [two] houses 784
mdw rḫyt staff of the Rekhyet-people/commoners/ herdsman of rekhyt 1698
ḥm-nṯr Mȝˁt priest of Ma't 1930
ḥry-sštȝ n wḏ(t)-mdw nbt privy to the secret of all proclamations/decrees 2262
ḥry-sštȝ n kȝt nbt privy to the secret of all works 2360
ḫnty-š Mn-nfr-Mry-rˁ official of the pyramid Nfr-Mry-re Pepi 2535
ẖry-tp nzwt king's liegeman/royal chamberlain 2874
zȝb imy-rȝ zš(w) juridical overseer of scribes 2933
zȝb imy-rȝ zš(w) n kȝt nb(t) juridical overseer of scribes of all works 2938
zȝb zš juridical scribe 2964
zš ˁ(w) (nw) nzwt scribe of the royal documents/records, king's document scribe 3057
zš ˁ(w) (nw) nzwt ḫft-ḥr scribe of the royal records in the presence, king's document scribe in the presence 3063
zš ˁ(w) (nw) nzwt ḫft-ḥr mȝˁ true king's letter scribe in the presence, true 3065
smr wˁty sole companion 3268
sḥḏ wˁb(w) Wr-ḫˁ.f-rˁ inspector of the priest of (the pyramid), 'Great-is-Khafra' 3379

Translation and indexes from Dilwyn Jones[4]

References

  1. Simpson, William Kelly, Giza Mastaba Vol 2:The Mastabas of Qar and Idu Museum of fine Arts, Boston, 1976, ISBN 0-87846-093-4, - PDF from Giza Archives, 60 MB
  2. Bertha Porter & Rosalind Moss, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume III: Memphis, Part I Abu Rawash to Abusir. 2nd edition (revised and augmented by Dr Jaromir Malek Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1974, - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB
  3. Strudwick, Nigel, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Routledge, 1985, ISBN 0-7103-0107-3 - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB
  4. Jones, Dilwyn, An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2 BAR, 2000, ISBN 1-84171-069-5.
  • The Giza Archives maintained by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Quote: "This website is a comprehensive resource for research on Giza. It contains photographs and other documentation from the original Harvard University - Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (1904 to 1947), from recent MFA fieldwork, and from other expeditions, museums, and universities around the world."
  • While still reachable the Giza Archives became Digital Giza in 2011 and is maintained by Harvard University. The website can be reached here:The Digital Giza.
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