Henuka
| Henuka in hieroglyphics | |||||
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Henuka (Henu ka) Ḥnw k3 |
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Medjeh-medjehu-nisu Mḏḥ-mḏḥw-njsw Overseer of the king's carpenters |
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Medjeh-medjehu-per-nisu Mḏḥ-mḏḥw-pr-njsw Overseer of the carpenters of the royal house |
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Henuka was the name of an ancient Egyptian official of the 1st Dynasty under the kings ( pharaohs ) Semerchet and Qaa .
Henuka is named on ivory labels of both rulers. He bore the title "Overseer of the king's carpenters" ( Mḏḥ-mḏḥw-njsw ) and the title variant "Overseer of the carpenters of the royal house" ( Mḏḥ-mḏḥw-pr-njsw ). The latter title is only recorded once on a Semerchet label. His grave is unknown.
See also
literature
- William Matthew Flinders Petrie , Francis Llewellyn Griffith : The royal tombs of the First Dynasty. 1900: Part 1. (= Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund. Vol. 18, ISSN 0307-5109 ). Offices of The Egypt Exploration Fund, London 1900, digitized .
- Toby AH Wilkinson : Early Dynastic Egypt . Routledge, London 1998, ISBN 0415260116 , pp. 79-81.
- Wolfgang Helck : Investigations on the Thinite Age (= Ägyptologische Abhandlungen. (ÄA) Vol. 45). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1987, ISBN 3-447-02677-4 .
Web links
- Henuka's name on ivory tablets No. 1, 2, 6 & 7; Semerchet's grave
- Henuka's name on ivory tablets No. 1, 12, 15 & 17; Tomb of qaa
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flinders Petrie, Francis L. Griffith: The royal tombs of the First Dynasty. 1900: Part 1. London 1900, pp. 23, 43; Plate XII, 1, XVII, 26 (Semerchet), Plate XVII, 28 (Qaa).
- ^ Toby AH Wilkinson: Early Dynastic Egypt . Pp. 79-81.
- ↑ Flinders Petrie, Francis L. Griffith: The royal tombs of the First Dynasty. 1900: Part 1. London 1900, panel XII, 1, XVII, 26.
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| SURNAME | Henuka |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ancient Egyptian official of the 1st Dynasty |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 30th century BC BC or 29th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 30th century BC BC or 29th century BC Chr. |