Henti

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Henti was an ancient Egyptian priestess probably during the 11th Dynasty ( first intermediate period ). She bore the title of "Head of the Cult Musicians of Iunmutef ". Henti was also "Priestess of Hathor " and "Guardian of Min ". The union of the titles clearly demonstrates the deities worshiped in Achmim .

Henti's coffin

The coffin of the Henti (Cairo Catalog Generale 28006) was found in the necropolis El-Diabat (El-Hawawish) near Achmim , which was in the ninth Upper Egyptian Min-Gau on the western side of the Nile . The coffin is most likely from the 11th dynasty. The coffin attracted the attention of Egyptologists because of the traditional Henti titles on it .

See also

literature

  • Helen Jaquet-Gordon: Les noms des domaines funéraires sous l'ancien empire égyptien . Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo 1962, pp. 81 and 353–355.
  • Pierre Lacau: Catalog général des antiquités égyptiennes du musée du Caire 11, Nos 28001-28086: Sarcophages antérieurs au nouvel empire. Tome I. Premier fascicule . Cairo 1904, pp. 17-19.
  • Günther Lapp: Typology of coffins and coffin chambers from the 6th to 13th dynasties . Heidelberger Orientverlag, Heidelberg 1993, ISBN 3-927552-09-7 , pp. 152-154.
personal data
SURNAME Henti
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient egyptian priestess
DATE OF BIRTH 22nd century BC BC or 21st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 22nd century BC BC or 21st century BC Chr.