Akhethetep (also Akhethotep or Akhty-hotep) was a high dignitary of ancient Egypt who lived during the

Fifth Dynasty The Fifth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty V) is often combined with Dynasties Third Dynasty of Egypt, III, Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, IV and Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, VI under the group title the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Old Kingdom. The Fifth ...

around 2400 BC. Akhethotep and his son

Ptahhotep Tjefi Ptahhotep Tjefi, also called Ptahhotep II was an ancient Egyptian official who lived at the end of the Fifth Dynasty, most likely under king Djedkare Isesi and under king Unas. His main function at the royal court was that of the vizier, making him ...

were senior court officials during the rule of

Djedkare Djedkare Isesi (known in Greek as Tancheres) was a pharaoh, the eighth and penultimate ruler of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt in the late 25th century to mid-24th century BC, during the Old Kingdom. Djedkare succeeded Menkauhor Kaiu and was in turn ...

(2414–2375 BC) and of

Unas Unas or Wenis, also spelled Unis ( egy, wnjs, hellenized form Oenas or Onnos), was a pharaoh, the ninth and last ruler of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. Unas reigned for 15 to 30 years in the mid-24th century BC (circa 23 ...

(Wenis), towards the end of the

5th Dynasty The Fifth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty V) is often combined with Dynasties III, IV and VI under the group title the Old Kingdom. The Fifth Dynasty pharaohs reigned for approximately 150 years, from the early 25th century BC until ...

(2494–2345 BC). Akhethetep's titles included that of a vizier, making him to the highest official at the royal court, only second to the king. He was also ''

overseer of the treasuries The overseer of the treasuries (alternative translation: overseer of the two treasuries; ''imy-r prwy ḥḏ'') was an important official at the ancient Egyptian court of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Old and the New Kingdom. The title is first attest ...

'', ''overseer of the scribes of the king's documents'' and ''overseer of the granaries''. Akhethetep was the son of

Ptahhotep Ptahhotep ( egy, ptḥ ḥtp "Peace of Ptah"), sometimes known as Ptahhotep I or Ptahhotpe, was an ancient Egyptian vizier during the late 25th century BC and early 24th century BC Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. Life Ptahhotep was the city administ ...

. His father was vizier too. He is famous for his tomb, discovered in Saqqara. The plan was recorded by Mariette and it was published by

N. de Garis Davies The Egyptologists Nina M. Davies (6 January 1881 – 21 April 1965) and Norman de Garis Davies (1865–5 November 1941) were a married couple of illustrators and copyists who worked in the early and mid-twentieth century drawing and recording paint ...

. It is a joined mastaba belonging to Ptahhotep Tjefi and Akhethetep.

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