Horkherty was an Ancient Egyptian official of the Twelfth Dynasty under king

Senusret III Khakaure Senusret III (also written as Senwosret III or the hellenised form, Sesostris III) was a pharaoh of Egypt. He ruled from 1878 BC to 1839 BC during a time of great power and prosperity, and was the fifth king of the Twelfth Dynasty of the ...

. Horkherty is so far only 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 ...

found next to the pyramid of the king at

Dahshur DahshurAlso transliterated ''Dahshour'' (in English often called ''Dashur'' ar, دهشور ' , ''Dahchur'') is a royal necropolis located in the desert on the west bank of the Nile approximately south of Cairo. It is known chiefly for several p ...

. North of the

Pyramid of Senusret III The pyramid of Senusret III ('' Lepsius XLVII'') is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at Dahshur and built for pharaoh Senusret III of the 12th Dynasty (19th century BCE). The pyramid is the northernmost among those of Dahshur, and stands aro ...

at Dahshur is a small cemetery belonging to officials serving under the king. The largest tomb there belongs to the treasurer

Sobekemhat Sobekemhat was an ancient Egyptian treasurer under the king Senusret III in the Twelfth Dynasty. Sobekemhat is only known from his mastaba excavated in 1894 next to the pyramid of Senusret III at Dahshur. The mastaba was decorated on the outside ...

, a slightly smaller mastaba right next to this one belongs to the vizier

Nebit Nebit was an ancient Egyptian official during the reign of king Senusret III. He held the position of Vizier (Ancient Egypt), vizier. Thus, he was the most important official at the royal court. Nebit is only known from his large mastaba, which was ...

. A third big mastaba belonged to Horkherty. The mastaba is not well preserved. His titles include ''royal sealer'' and ''king's acquaintance''. Within his mastaba complex was found the unlooted burial of a woman called Sitwerut, perhaps the wife of Horkherty.Adela Oppenheimː ''Elite tombs at the residence: the decoration and design of Twelfth Dynasty tomb chapels and mastabas at Lisht and Dahshur''. Iːn Jiménez-Serrano, Alejandro and Antonio J. Morales (eds), ''Middle Kingdom palace culture and its echoes in the provinces: regional perspectives and realities'', Leiden; Boston 2021, ISBN 9789004442818, p. 363-387

References

Officials of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt Senusret III Dahshur