Ihychenet

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Ihychenet was an ancient Egyptian official in the 6th Dynasty who served as a vizier and was in office under King Pepi II . He is known from representations in the pyramid temple of the Pepi II pyramid in Saqqara . There he is shown standing several times as the first person in a line of officials. In addition to the titles of vizier, he bears the titles of member of the elite ( Jrj-pˁt ), prince ( H3ti-ˁ ) and chief reading priest (Xry-HAb Hry-tp)

literature

  • Gustave Jéquier : Le monument funéraire de Pepi II, Le temple , Le Caire, 1938, plates 46, 48, 54, 57 ( online )
  • Nigel Strudwick: The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom. The Highest Titles and their Holders. KPI, London 1985, ISBN 0-7103-0107-3 , pp. 63-65 ( PDF file; 20.4 MB ); Retrieved from Digital Giza .