Tjanenheb

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Tjanenheb (also Djenhebu or Zennebibou) was a high ancient Egyptian official from the end of the 26th Dynasty . He carried the title of head of the king's fleet and head of the scribe of the Djadjat .

Tjanenheb is best known for his tomb in Saqqara . It consists of a gigantic shaft at the lower end of which is the burial chamber. Because of the sliding desert sand, potential grave robbers had to empty the entire shaft to get to the burial chamber. This never happened and the burial was found untouched. Tjanenheb lay in a human-shaped (anthropoid) sarcophagus . His mummy was adorned with various gold amulets . Many of these amulets represent otherwise not attested types. The mummy wore a golden mask over the face and the body was wrapped in a pearl net. As gifts in the grave, there were 401 shabtis , rods, boat models and a wooden imiut .

The grave complex is now open to inspection and is (incorrectly) referred to as Persian shafts along with two other systems .

literature

  • E. Bresciani, S. Pernigotti, MO Giangeri Silvis: LA tomba di Ciennehebu, capo dell flotta del Re , Pisa 1977
  • Diana Alexandra Pressl: Officials and soldiers: The administration in the 26th dynasty in Egypt (664-525 BC) , Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1998, p. 317, ISBN 3-631-32586-X (with further literature)
personal data
SURNAME Tjanenheb
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient Egyptian official
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 5th century BC Chr.