Wendjebauendjed

Wendjebauendjed in hieroglyphics
	The golden mask of the Wendjebauendjed

Wendjebauendjed was general and "domain administrator of Chons-in-Theben-Neferhotep" under the ancient Egyptian king ( pharaoh ) Psusennes I. He is best known for his unplundered burial in the tomb complex of the ruler in Tanis .

meaning

Wendjebauendjed was undoubtedly an important official at the court under Psusennes I, who enjoyed the honor of having a burial chamber in the ruler's tomb complex. Nothing further is known about his person. The finds from his grave are now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo .

Exploring his burial chamber

Gold bowls from the grave

The general's burial chamber was opened on February 13, 1946 when Pierre Montet was excavating . In the center of the burial chamber stood the general's sarcophagus , which is a reused piece from the 19th dynasty . The original owner was the "Third Priest of Amun", Amenhotep. For Wendjebauendjed, the sarcophagus was stuccoed and then decorated with gold leaf, which in turn was decorated. In this sarcophagus lay a silver coffin, and inside again a wooden coffin; both are poorly preserved. The dead man's face was covered with a golden mummy mask and numerous jewelry were discovered inside the sarcophagus, including pectorals , rings and bracelets, as well as golden statuettes of gods that served as pendants. There were also three golden, or golden-silver, bowls found there. Outside the sarcophagus, the four canopic jugs and ushabtis were found in the burial chamber .

literature

Henri Stierlin, Christiane Ziegler: Tanis: Forgotten Treasures of the Pharaohs. Hirmer, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-7774-4460-X , p. 80.

personal data
SURNAME	Wendjebauendjed
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Egyptian general under Psusennes I.
DATE OF BIRTH	11th century BC BC or 10th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	11th century BC BC or 10th century BC Chr.