Akhethetep was an
ancient Egyptian official of the
Old Kingdom, perhaps dating to the end of the Fifth or the beginning of the Sixth Dynasty. He is mainly known from his
mastaba
A mastaba (, or ), also mastabah, mastabat or pr- djt (meaning "house of stability", " house of eternity" or "eternal house" in Ancient Egyptian), is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with inwar ...
that was found at
Saqqara. Many decorated parts were brought to the
Louvre.
The mastaba of Akhethetep is inscribed with many religious titles, including ''priest of
Heka Heka may refer to:
* Heka (god), the deification of magic in Egyptian mythology
* Lambda Orionis, a star in the constellation of Orion, also known by the traditional names "Meissa" and "Heka"
* Phenom II
Phenom II is a family of AMD's multi-core ...
'', ''priest of
Khnum'', and ''priest of
Horus
Horus or Heru, Hor, Har in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the P ...
''. He was also ''sole friend'' and ''leader of the two thrones''.
From the inscriptions in his tomb it is also possible to reconstruct his family. His wife is unknown, but he had at least three sons: Seankhuptah (I), Rekhuef (I) and Akhethetep (II). Rekhuef (I) is known from his own mastaba not far away from that of his father. Rekhuef (I) had a son, who was named Akhethetep (III), who is also known from his own mastaba. Akhethetep (III) had two sons: Rekhuef (II) and Pehernefer, both also known from own mastabas.
[Ziegler, Adam, Andreu-Lanoë 2007, p. 28]
References
Bibliography
{{cite book, last1=Ziegler, first1=Christiane, last2=Adam, first2=Jean-Pierre, last3=Andreu-Lanoë, first3=Guillemette, title=Le mastaba d'Akhethetep, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rBHTmVAuBUIC, accessdate=14 April 2011, date=June 2007, publisher=Peeters Publishers, isbn=978-90-429-1922-8
People of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
People of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
Ancient Egyptian priests