Izi was an important ancient Egyptian official of the Fourth Dynasty. His most important title was ''

overseer of the treasury Overseer may refer to: Professions *Supervisor or superintendent; one who keeps watch over and directs the work of others *Plantation overseer, often in the context of forced labor or slavery *Overseer of the poor, an official who administered rel ...

''. Other important titles he hold are ''scribe of the king's document'', ''overseer of the great house'' and ''overseer of the king's ornament''. Izi is mainly known from different relief decorated blocks of his

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. These blocks are now in the

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(

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), in the

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and in the

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. On the latter blocks he bears different titles making it possible that they belong to a different person with the name Izi. His mastaba was discovered around 1890 at Saqqara. In the same year

Vladimir Golenishchev Vladimir Semyonovich Golenishchev (russian: Владимир Семёнович Голенищев; 29 January 1856 – 5 August 1947), formerly also known as Wladimir or Woldemar Golenischeff, was one of the first and most accomplished Russian Eg ...

bought eight blocks in Cairo for the Pushkin Museum. On stylistical grounds of the reliefs, Izi dates most likely to the Fourth Dynasty.

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* * Overseer of the treasury People of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt {{AncientEgypt-bio-stub