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Idu (Ancient Egyptian official)

Idu (Ancient Egyptian official)

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Idu[1] was an official during the Sixth Dynasty, buried in Giza East Field,[2] tomb G7102. He probably lived and served during the reign of Pepi I Meryre.[3][1] He is the father of Qar whose tomb is nearby and Bendjet, buried in G7215.[4]

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Tomb

G7102 lies in cemetery G7000 east of the related tomb of Qar. The mastaba exterior superstructure has disappeared.

Family

The tomb depicts several members of his family:[4]

  • Wife: Meretyotes. Note than this woman is not the mother of Qar (G7101).
  • Daughters: Bendjet (identified as the owner of G7215), Iry
  • Sons: Qar, Idu and Hemi

Dependents

Several dependents of Qar were also represented with their most relevant titles:[4]

  • Indifiyni, steward (imy-rȝ pr).
  • Isi, scribe (zš).
  • idu, Ka servant (ḥm-kȝ).
  • Idu,
  • Ankhenf, Ka servant.
  • Pehen-Path, scribe, inspector of the Ka servants (zš, sḥḏ ḥm(w)-kȝ).
  • Nykhety, steward (wdpw).Nefermenekhet, singer (ḥst).
  • Nekhet, scribe, steward.
  • Qar, steward.
  • Tidui, steward.

Titles

His titles were:

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References

  1. [1]
    Porter, Bertha; Moss, Rosalind (1974). Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume III: Memphis, Part I Abu Rawash to Abusir (PDF) (2nd (revised and augmented by Dr Jaromir Malek) ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 185–186 – via Digital Giza, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
  2. [2]
    Reisner, George A.; Smith, William Stevenson (1942). "Appendix P: Cemetery 7000". A History of the Giza Necropolis III. Harvard University Press.
  3. [3]
    Strudwick, Nigel (1985). The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom (PDF). Routledge. ISBN 0-7103-0107-3 – via Digital Giza, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
  4. [4]
    Simpson, William Kelly (1976). Giza Mastaba Vol 2: The Mastabas of Qar and Idu (PDF). Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. ISBN 0-87846-093-4 – via Gizapyramids.org.
  5. [5]
    Jones, Dilwyn (2000). An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2. BAR International Series. Vol. 866. British Archaeological Reports. ISBN 978-1841710693.
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