Hetepka

Hetepka (also read Kahetep ) was an ancient Egyptian vizier who lived and officiated at the end of the 6th Dynasty under King Pepi II (2245 to 2180 BC). Hetepka is known from representations and inscriptions from the mastaba of the vizier Mehu in Saqqara . A former storage room was converted into a cult chapel for Anchmeryre , a son of Mehu. Hetepka also put inscriptions there and had an inscribed false door . Hetepka was a son of Anchmeryre.

Hetepka had various titles. He was primarily a vizier, but also held posts in the pyramid temple of the Pepi I pyramid and the Pepi II pyramid . He was also the "head of business operations" ( jmj-r gs-pr ). One son is known: Anchpepi, who was also called Chuy and was also the "head of the commercial enterprise". Hetepka was the grandson of Mehu. The latter dates to the beginning of the 6th dynasty. Hetepka therefore dates later, under Pepi II. In the grave there is another false door of a Hetepka. It is uncertain whether this monument belongs to this person or to another person of the same name.

literature

• Hartwig Altenmüller : The wall representations in the grave of Mehu in Saqqara (= archaeological publications. Vol. 42). von Zabern, Mainz 1998, ISBN 3-8053-0504-4 ; Pp. 72-77, 250-257