Huy was

Viceroy of Kush The former Kingdom of Kerma in Nubia, was a province of ancient Egypt from the 16th century BCE to eleventh century BCE. During this period, the polity was ruled by a viceroy who reported directly to the Egyptian Pharaoh. It is believed that the ...

during the reign of

Ramesses II Ramesses II ( egy, wikt:rꜥ-ms-sw, rꜥ-ms-sw ''Rīʿa-məsī-sū'', , meaning "Ra is the one who bore him"; ), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Along with Thutmose III he is oft ...

. He may have served either before or after

Setau Setau was the Viceroy of Kush in the second half of Ramesses II's reign. Contemporary records show that Setau served in this position from Year 38 until at least Year 63 of Ramesses II's reign. Setau was "a graduate of the royal school" and alread ...

. Huy was also Mayor of Tjarw and a royal messenger to the Hatti.Kitchen, K.A., ''Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III'', Blackwell Publishers, (1996) According to an inscription, he escorted Queen

Maathorneferure Maathorneferure was an ancient Egyptian queen, the Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II. Family Maathorneferure was a daughter of the Hittite king Hattusili III and his wife, Queen Puduhepa. She was the sister of the crown prince Nerikk ...

from Hatti to Egypt. His titles include: Stablemaster of the Residence of Ramesses II, Royal Envoy to every foreign country, Viceroy of Kush, superintendent of the Southern Desert Lands, Fanbearer on the king's Right Hand.

Monuments

Viceroy Huy is known from several sources: * Inscription near

Aswan Aswan (, also ; ar, أسوان, ʾAswān ; cop, Ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ ) is a city in Southern Egypt, and is the capital of the Aswan Governorate. Aswan is a busy market and tourist centre located just north of the Aswan Dam on the east bank of the ...

, along the ancient road (LH 25) Inscription next to a cartouche of the King * Sehel, Graffito (LH 26) The Viceroy appears twice in the company of

. * Sehel Graffito (LH 27) The Viceroy adores the royal Cartouche. The King offers to the

Khnum Khnum or also romanised Khnemu (; egy, 𓎸𓅱𓀭 ẖnmw, grc-koi, Χνοῦβις) was one of the earliest-known Egyptian deities, originally the god of the source of the Nile. Since the annual flooding of the Nile brought with it silt an ...

and Anuqet. * Sehel Graffito (LH 28) The Viceroy appears before the seated King. * Sehel Graffito (LH 29) The Viceroy adores the royal Cartouche. Further attestations of Huy appear at the fortress of

Buhen Buhen ( grc, Βοὥν ''Bohón'') was an ancient Egyptian settlement situated on the West bank of the Nile below (to the North of) the Second Cataract in what is now Northern State, Sudan. It is now submerged in Lake Nasser, Sudan; as a resul ...

and in Lower Nubia * Huy appear with the Viceroy

Heqanakht Heqanakht was Viceroy of Kush during the reign of Ramesses II. His titles include: King's son of Kush, overseer of the Southern Lands, Fan-bearer on the Right Side of the King, Messenger to every land, Hereditary prince, royal sealbearer.Kitchen, ...

on a doorjamb in Buhen. The scene is damaged and the only visible title of Huy is that of fanbearer. * Huy appears with the Mayor Pen-mehy on a lintel in Buhen * A stela now in Berlin (17332) and originating in Lower Nubia shows Huy seated. He is receiving offerings the Draughtsman Khety, son of Paser. The text records many of his titles, and the fact that he traveled to Hatti to retrieve the "Chief Lady".

References

{{Government Officials and Priesthood from the time of Ramesses II Navigator Viceroys of Kush Officials of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt