Heqaib III.

Heqaib in hieroglyphics
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Heqaib (III.) Was an ancient Egyptian official around 1850 BC. And thus at the end of the 12th dynasty ( Middle Kingdom ). He was the mayor and head of the priesthood on Elephantine Island .

Heqaib was the son of Zattjeni. His father's name is unknown. He is only known from a statue that he had erected in the shrine of Heqaib on Elephantine. His grave was found in 2013. It contained, among other things, a labeled coffin and a mummy mask.

literature

Detlef Franke : The sanctuary of the Heqaib on Elephantine. History of a provincial shrine in the Middle Kingdom (= studies on the archeology and history of ancient Egypt. Volume 9). Heidelberger Orientverlag, Heidelberg 1994, ISBN 3-927552-17-8 , p. 42.
Labib Habachi , Gerhard Haeny, Friedrich Junge, Dieter Johannes: The Sanctuary of Heqaib (= Elephantine. Volume 4 / Archaeological Publications. (AV) [German Archaeological Institute. Cairo Department] Volume 33). von Zabern, Mainz 1985, ISBN 3-8053-0496-X , pp. 55-57.

Individual evidence

^ Gabinete de Comunicación UJA. La Universidad de Jaen comienza en febrero su sexta campaña arqueológica en Asuán (Egipto). On: diariodigital.ujaen.es from February 04, 2014 ( Memento from March 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

predecessor	Office	successor
Heqaibanch	Mayor on Elephantine Amenemhet III.	Ameni-seneb

personal data
SURNAME	Heqaib III.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heqaib
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Mayor on Elephantine
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century BC BC or 19th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	19th century BC BC or 18th century BC Chr.

[1] Gabinete de Comunicación UJA. La Universidad de Jaen comienza en febrero su sexta campaña arqueológica en Asuán (Egipto). On: diariodigital.ujaen.es from February 04, 2014 ( Memento from March 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive )