Hemaka

Hemaka in hieroglyphics
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	Alabaster vase with Hemaka's name

Hemaka was a senior Egyptian official who served under King ( Pharaoh ) Den in the 1st Dynasty .

supporting documents

He is known from numerous unrolled seals and ivory plaques that were found in Abydos and Saqqara . He is probably one of the first officials with the title of sealer of the king . His other titles indicate that he was the head of royal domains .

Title of the Hemaka

" Seal of the King of Lower Egypt "
" Manager of the facility 'Horus who mines the mountain' "
" Manager of the jug magazine of the facility 'Horus, who mines the mountain' "
" Magazine manager of the ladder "

dig

His grave may have been in Saqqara. Mastaba S3035 is attributed to him. The grave is one of the largest from this period and it was found partially unlooted. One of the finds there is the oldest known papyrus roll to date , which, however, was unlabeled. The assignment of the tomb to Hemaka is not clear.

literature

Walter B. Emery : The Tomb of Hemaka (= Excavations at Saqqara ). Government Press, Cairo 1938.
Toby AH Wilkinson : Early Dynastic Egypt. Routledge, London et al. 1999, ISBN 0-415-18633-1 , p. 147.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ WM Flinders Petrie : The Royal tombs of the earliest dynasties: 1901. Part II (= Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund. Volume 21). Egypt Exploration Fund et al., London 1901 ( digitization ), Plate XX, No. 161, 163, online .
↑ ^a ^b W. M. Flinders Petrie: The Royal tombs of the earliest dynasties: 1901. Part II. London 1901, Plate XX, No. 163, ( online ).

personal data
SURNAME	Hemaka
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Egyptian official
DATE OF BIRTH	29th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	29th century BC BC or 28th century BC Chr.

[1] WM Flinders Petrie : The Royal tombs of the earliest dynasties: 1901. Part II (= Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund. Volume 21). Egypt Exploration Fund et al., London 1901 ( digitization ), Plate XX, No. 161, 163, online .

[M._Flinders_Petrie_1901-2] W. M. Flinders Petrie: The Royal tombs of the earliest dynasties: 1901. Part II. London 1901, Plate XX, No. 163, ( online ).