Kaninisut
| Kaninisut in hieroglyphics | |||||
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| Surname |
Kaninisut (Ka ni nisut) k3 (j) -nj-nsw.t My Ka is that of the king |
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| 1st title |
Sa-nesut s3-nsw.t son of the king |
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Kaninisut (also Ka-ni-nisut ) was a high, ancient Egyptian official of the Old Kingdom , who worked in the early 5th Dynasty . He was married to a lady named Neferhanisut and had a daughter, Uto-Hetep , and two sons: Haroēris and Kaninisut the younger . Kaninisut carried high-ranking titles such as “Son of the King” and “Friend of the King” and became known in Giza for his mastaba decorated in relief , the Mastaba G 2155 , the complete cult chamber of which is now on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna .
literature
- Hermann Junker: The cult chamber of Prince Kanjnjswt in the Vienna Art History Museum (= guide through the art history collections in Vienna. 14th edition). Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna 1931.
- Regina Hölzl: The cult chamber of the Ka-ni-nisut in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. 1st edition. Brandstätter, Vienna 2005, ISBN 978-3-85498-436-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ After Hermann Ranke : The Egyptian personal names . Vol. 1, Glückstadt 1935, p. 340, no.9 ( online as PDF file ).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kaninisut |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ka-ni-nisut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ancient Egyptian official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 26th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 25th century BC Chr. |