Hetepi was an ancient Egyptian official of the

First Intermediate Period The First Intermediate Period, described as a 'dark period' in ancient Egyptian history, spanned approximately 125 years, c. 2181–2055 BC, after the end of the Old Kingdom. It comprises the Seventh (although this is mostly considered spurious ...

, around 2200 BC. He is known from his stela that is now in the

National Archaeological Museum of Florence The National Archaeological Museum of Florence (Italian – Museo archeologico nazionale di Firenze) is an archaeological museum in Florence, Italy. It is located at 1 piazza Santissima Annunziata, in the Palazzo della Crocetta (a palace built ...

. The stela was bought in 1884–1885 by

Ernesto Schiaparelli Ernesto Schiaparelli (; July 12, 1856 – February 14, 1928) was an Italian Egyptologist. Biography He was born in Occhieppo Inferiore (Biella). He found Queen Nefertari's tomb in Deir el-Medina in the Valley of the Queens (1904) and ...

. The original provenance was not known, but must come originally from

Naqada Naqada (Egyptian Arabic: ; Coptic language: ; Ancient Greek: ) is a town on the west bank of the Nile in Qena Governorate, Egypt, situated ca. 20 km north of Luxor. It includes the villages of Tukh, Khatara, Danfiq, and Zawayda. Accordi ...

, where there was a cemetery of the First Intermediate Period. Hetepi was ''sole friend'' and ''inspector of priests''. From other sources it is known that these local inspectors of priests also had non-religious functions and were therefore the local governors of their towns.

Henry George Fischer Henry George Fischer (May 10, 1923 – January 11, 2006) was an American Egyptologist and poet. Biography Born on May 10, 1923, in Philadelphia, Fischer graduated from Princeton University in 1945, after that he was sent teaching English ...

showed that the cemeteries near Naqada were those of

Qus Qus ( ar, قوص, older name ar, قوص واروير, translit=qus warwir, from cop, ⲕⲱⲥ ⲃⲉⲣⲃⲓⲣ) is a city in the modern Qena Governorate, Egypt, located on the east bank of the Nile. History Naming Its modern name is one of ...

on the other side of the

Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin language, Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered ...

. Hetepi was therefore governor of Qus.Henry George Fischer: ''Inscriptions from the Coptite Nome, Dynasties VI–XI'', Rome 1964, pp. 77–80, no. 26, pl. XXIII On the stela is also shown his son

Dagi Dagi was an ancient Egyptian vizier during the reign of pharaoh Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh Dynasty. Dagi is mainly known from his tomb in Western Thebes ( TT103), which was once decorated with paintings and reliefs. From the reliefs only smal ...

, who bears the same titles and who was most likely the successor in office.

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