Khabechnet

Chabechnet was an ancient Egyptian artist who lived in Deir el-Medina at the time of Ramses II ( 19th Dynasty ) . He was a son of Sennedjem and Iy-neferti and married to a woman named Sahti. His grave is called TT2 and is located in the necropolis of the workers' village.

One of his titles was "Servant in the Square of Truth", that is, he was involved in the construction and decoration of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings or the Valley of the Queens .

Shabtis and Uschebti Case by Chabechnet and his mother Iy Neferti

Many relatives of him and his wife are depicted in his grave. The children of Chabechnets include the sons Sennedjem, Piay, Bakenanuy, Cha, Mose, Ahhotep and Amenemheb as well as the daughters Webchet, Mutemopet, Isis, Nofretchau and Henutweret. The names of the daughters Roy, Nodjemmut and Wabet are also recorded on a group of statues. His brother Chons, his sister Henutweret, Sahte's brother Wadjschemsu and their sister Henutwati are also mentioned in the grave scenes. Sahte also appears in the grave of her brother Nachtamun ( TT335 ), whereby Chabechnet and Sahte can be dated to the early reign of Ramses II.

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supporting documents

^ Bertha Porter , Rosalind Moss : Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings . Volume 1: The Theban Necropolis. Part 1: Private Tombs. 2nd edition, Griffith Institute, Oxford 1970.
↑ James Baikie: Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley. Methuen, London 1932.
^ ^A ^b Benedict G. Davies: Who's who at Deir el-Medina: A Prosopographic Study of the Royal Workmen's Community (= Egyptologische uitgaven. Volume 13). Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, Leiden 1999, ISBN 906-258213-3 , pp. 44-47.

personal data
SURNAME	Khabechnet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian artist
DATE OF BIRTH	14th century BC BC or 13th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	13th century BC Chr.

[pm-1] Bertha Porter , Rosalind Moss : Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings . Volume 1: The Theban Necropolis. Part 1: Private Tombs. 2nd edition, Griffith Institute, Oxford 1970.

[baikie-2] James Baikie: Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley. Methuen, London 1932.

[davies-3] A ^b Benedict G. Davies: Who's who at Deir el-Medina: A Prosopographic Study of the Royal Workmen's Community (= Egyptologische uitgaven. Volume 13). Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, Leiden 1999, ISBN 906-258213-3 , pp. 44-47.