Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (15.2003(2004))

WEST SAQQARA

EGYPT

THE OWNER OF CHAPEL 15
AND HIS FAMILY

Kamil Omar Kuraszkiewicz

In the decoration of Chapel 151 11 both the
owner and members of his family are
represented and the inscriptions that
accompany them contain the names and
titles of the depicted persons. The name of
the tomb owner, Ny-ankh-Nefertem (Nj-
rnh-Nfr-tmw), is not attested in the
Memphite necropolis and it fails to be
listed by Ranke,21 but it follows the well
attested pattern Nj-cnh-<god's names and
means “Live belongs to Nefertem”.31 His
second name, Temi (Tmj)^ is evidently a
short form of the full name, which is
confirmed by its graphy using the sign
U15 (according to Gardiner's list).
The following titles of Ny-ankh-
Nefertem are attested in his tomb chapel:
1. jmj-rS fw-rl nswt - overseer of the
king's repast;51

2. jmj-ri jswt spswt Pr-C>> - overseer of
the noble places of the Great House;61
3. jmj-rl sSr — overseer of linen;71
4. jmj-ht hmw-ntr Nfr-swt-Wnjs - under-
supervisor of the god's servants of the
pyramid of Wenis;81
5- jfj jht nswt — keeper of the king’s
property;91
6. hm-ntr Nfr-jswt-Wnjs - god’s servant
of the pyramid of Wenis;101
7. hm-ntr Dd-jswt-Ttj - god’s servant of
the pyramid of Teti;111
8. hrj-pr Pr-C! — majordomo of the Great
House;121
9. hrj s$tl — privy to secrets;131
10. hrj sSti nj Pr- Dwit - privy to secrets
of the House of the Morning;141
11 .hrj s$tl nj mdw ntr - privy to secrets of
the god’s word;151

1) Cf. report by K. Mysliwiec in the present volume.
2) H. Ranke, Die agyptischen Personnennamen I (Gliickstadt 1935) (= Ranke, PN).
3) Cf. E. Edel, Altagyptische Grammatik I (Rome 1955), 158-159, § 366; Ranke, PN I, 171-172, PN II, 231.
4) Not listed by Ranke. On abbreviated name forms, see: Ranke, PN II, 129-130, 232.
5) D. Jones, Index of Ancient Egyptian Titles, Epithets and Phrases of the Old Kingdom (Oxford 2000) (= Jones, Index),
vol. I, 53, no. 263.
6) Jones, Index I, 221, no. 826.
7) Jones, Index I, 234, no. 864.
8) Jones, Index I, 289-290, no. 1054.
9) Jones, Index I, 327-328, no. 1206.
10) Jones, Index II, 527, no. 1966.
11) Jones, Index II, 587-588, no. 2150.
12) Jones, Index II, 606-607, no. 2222.
13) On various types of the hrj sStl office and comprehensive list of its holders, see: K. Rydstrom, “Hry s$tl, ‘In Charge of
Secrets’. The 3000 year evolution of a title”, DE 28 (1994), 53-94; Jones, Index II, 609, no. 2233.
14) Jones, Index II, 620, no. 2275. This was the most important and highest title of the hrj s$t3 group (cf. Rydstrom,
op. cit., 65-68); probably, the holders of this title assisted the king in preparations for divine rituals (cf. H.G. Fischer,
Dendera in the Third Millennium B.C. (New York 1968), 137-138).
15) Jones, Index II, 622, no. 2281.

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