Chabausokar

Chabausokar in hieroglyphics
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	Portrait of Chabausokar, his main name to the left of his head, his middle name to the right of his head

Chabausokar (also Chabau-Sokar or Cha-bau-Sokar ) is the name of an ancient Egyptian high official of the 3rd Dynasty , who may have served under King ( Pharaoh ) Djoser . He became known for his ornate mastaba .

Name and titles

Chabausokar's name is based on the deity Sokar. His middle name, Hetj , is unusual . As a high official, he held positions such as that of a " Prophet of Seschat " and a " confidante of the king ".

supporting documents

Chabausokar became known for his relief-decorated false doors made of polished limestone , which were found in his tomb. They show the deceased once sitting at a sacrificial table and twice on the left and right of the false door in a standing pose. He wears a skin-tight robe and a short curly wig , plus a magnificent pectoral . He is holding a Sechem scepter in his right hand .

dig

His grave, Mastaba S3037 , is in Saqqara . It was uncovered and documented by Auguste Mariette in 1889 . It originally measured 33 × 19 meters and is made of adobe bricks . The common burial chamber is almost square and has no direct access. The cult room can be reached via a short corridor and branches off in a T-shape to the left and right. Chabausokar's wife Hathor-Neferhetepes was buried in the same mastaba.

literature

Margaret A. Murray: Saqqara Mastabas (= Egyptian Research Account. 1904, 10, ZDB -ID 423805-9 ). Volume 1. Quaritch, London 1905, pp. 1-2, plate 1.
Dieter Arnold : Lexicon of Egyptian architecture. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2000, ISBN 3-491-96001-0 , pp. 47-48.
William Stevenson Smith, William Kelly Simpson: The art and architecture of ancient Egypt (= The Pelican history of art. Vol. 14). Revised with additions. 2nd edition. Penguin Books, New York NY 1981, ISBN 0-14-056014-9 , pp. 63-67.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Hermann Ranke : The Egyptian personal names. Volume 1: Directory of Names. Augustin, Glückstadt 1935, pp. 261 & 263.

personal data
SURNAME	Chabausokar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Chabau-Sokar, Cha-bau-Sokar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Consort of Nefer-Hetepes in the time of Djoser
DATE OF BIRTH	27th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	27th century BC Chr.

[HeRa-1] Hermann Ranke : The Egyptian personal names. Volume 1: Directory of Names. Augustin, Glückstadt 1935, pp. 261 & 263.