Tjeteti

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Tjeteti was a high ancient Egyptian official at the royal court at the end of the 6th Dynasty ( Old Kingdom ) or shortly thereafter. So far he is only known from his grave in Saqqara . Tjeteti carried, among other things, the titles "Royal Sealer" , "Personal Writer of the King" and "Head of the Double Barn" . His grave was found by Cecil Firth , but the excavation results have never been fully published. In the grave there was a false door as well as a stone and 17 wooden figures depicting Tjeteti. The finds were sold to various museums around the world.

literature

  • Nigel Strudwick: The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom , London 1985, p. 160, ISBN 0-7103-0107-3
personal data
SURNAME Tjeteti
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient Egyptian official
DATE OF BIRTH around 23rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH around 22nd century BC Chr.