Khnumhotep I.

Khnumhotep I was a local prince in ancient Egypt who reigned in the Saber Antelope Gau at the beginning of the 12th Dynasty . He is best known from his grave in Beni Hasan (BH 14), which has a longer biographical inscription. The paintings in the cult chamber of the grave are otherwise not well preserved. Khnumhotep I. was the great head of the saber antelope , which is the title of Gau prince . He was also the mayor of Menat-Chufu and head of the eastern desert . The biographical inscription in his tomb tells how he met Amenemhet I.went on a campaign and was then appointed mayor of Menat-Chufu by the ruler .

Individual evidence

↑ Abdel Ghaffar Shedid: The rock graves of Beni Hassan in Middle Egypt (= Zabern's illustrated books on archeology . Vol. 16). von Zabern, Mainz 1994, ISBN 3-8053-1532-5 , p. 29

↑ Percy E. Newberry , Francis Ll. Griffith , Howard Carter : Beni Hasan. Volume 1. Egypt Exploration Fund, London 1893, Plate XLIV.

personal data
SURNAME	Khnumhotep I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian official
DATE OF BIRTH	21st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	20th century BC Chr.

[1] Abdel Ghaffar Shedid: The rock graves of Beni Hassan in Middle Egypt (= Zabern's illustrated books on archeology . Vol. 16). von Zabern, Mainz 1994, ISBN 3-8053-1532-5 , p. 29

[2] Percy E. Newberry , Francis Ll. Griffith , Howard Carter : Beni Hasan. Volume 1. Egypt Exploration Fund, London 1893, Plate XLIV.