Ḥaty-a was an ancient Egyptian rank and title given to local princes, mayors, or governors. There is no standard translation for Ḥaty-a, and it is frequently left

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in scholarly literature. In strings of ranking titles ''Ḥaty-a'' most often appears between the ranking titles ''

iry-pat Iry-pat ( egy, jrj-pꜥt "member of the elite") was an ancient Egyptian ranking title, that is a title announcing a high position in the hierarchy of the country. Iry-pat was indeed the highest ranking title at the royal court, and only the mos ...

'' and royal sealer (''ḫtmty-bỉty'') and was therefore a sign of an extremely high status in the ranking of officials in Ancient Egypt. As ''mayor'', the title often stands alone in inscription in front of the name, but was also often combined with the titles ''overseer of priests'' or ''overseer of the god's house'', indicating that local governors were also the head of local religious matters.S. Quirke: ''Titles and bureaux of Egypt 1850-1700 BC'', London 2004, , 111-112

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Ancient Egyptian titles Noble titles Positions of authority Egyptian hieroglyphs {{AncientEgypt-stub