Djehuti (General)
Djehuti (* 15th century BC) was an ancient Egyptian official who under Thutmose III. officiated. He is known from the objects of his burial equipment and a literary text.
activities
Djehuti was the king's scribe , chief of troops and chief of the northern foreign lands . In the story of the conquest of Joppa he appears as the leading general in the conquest of the Asian city of Joppa . The conquest of the city was achieved by having Djehuti and two hundred fellow soldiers sew themselves into sacks. These were smuggled into the city without difficulty, as the local prince believed that they were gifts. During the night the soldiers crawled out of their sacks and were able to open the city gates, which led to the conquest of the city.
His grave
Djehuti's tomb was found in Saqqara in 1824 . It was pristine and contained a number of valuable objects, some of them gold, including a heart scarab , gold bowls, a dagger, canopic jugs and many other gifts. There are only a few records of the finding of the grave today. The objects have been sold to various museums, which is why the grave equipment can hardly be reconstructed.
literature
- Christine Lilyquist: The Gold Bowl Naming General Djehuty: A Study of Objects and Early Egyptology. In: Metropolitan Museum Journal. Vol. 23, 1988, ISSN 0077-8958 , pp. 5-68.
- Nicholas Reeves : The Ashburnham ring and the burial of General Djehuty. In: Journal of Egyptian Archeology. Vol. 79, 1993, ISSN 0307-5133 , pp. 259-261.
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| SURNAME | Djehuti |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Djehuty |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ancient Egyptian general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century BC Chr. |