Heqaibanch

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Heqaib in hieroglyphics
Surname
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Heqaibanch (Heqa ib anch)
Ḥq3 jb ˁnḫ

Heqaibanch was a priest head and mayor on Elephantine , who was probably under King ( Pharaoh ) Amenemhet III. officiated. He is known from a statue that he donated to the sanctuary of the local saint Heqaib . He also left two short rock inscriptions on the island of Sehelnarti . His mother's name was Gautanuket. His exact relationship with his predecessor and his successor is not certain, perhaps he was a son of Heqaib II and a half-brother of Ameni-seneb , who served after him.

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 , pp. 41-42.
predecessor Office successor
Heqaib II. Mayor of Elephantine
under Amenemhet III.
Heqaib III.