Hepu (vizier)

Hepu
Vizier
Dynasty 18th Dynasty
Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV
Wife Rennai
Burial Thebes TT66

Hepu was a Vizier of Ancient Egypt.[1] He served during the reign of Tuthmosis IV.[2]

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Hepu[1]
in hieroglyphs

Family

Hepu's wife is named Rennai. A son is shown in TT66 offering to Hepu and Rennai.[1]

Tombs and Burial

Hepu was buried in TT66 in Abd el Qurna in Thebes. The hall contains several scenes and one of them is a text of Hepu's installation as vizier before Tuthmosis IV.[1] [3] Another scene depicts the royal workshop with a statue of the King presenting a Djed pillar. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Porter,B. and Moss R.L.B., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis, Part One: Private Tombs. Second Edition. Griffith Institute. Oxford. 1994
  2. 1 2 A William Kelly Simpson, Statuette of Amunhotpe III in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston Museum Bulletin, Vol. 68, No. 354 (1970), pp. 260-269, Stable URL: JSTOR
  3. ↑ R. O. Faulkner, The Installation of the Vizier, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 41 (Dec., 1955), pp. 18-29


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