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44 THE middle KINGDOM IN THEBES
In addition to these pit tombs of the wives and a few of the
courtiers of Neb-hepet-Re6, we know of three burial places of rela-
tives of the king and have noted them already. The tomb of the
mother of Neb-hepet-Rer was doubtless near that of his father
Sefankh-ib-towi; the tomb of his wife Neferu was beside the King’s
own temple: and that of In-yotef, his oldest son, we have already
stated was between Neb-hepet-Ref’s own tomb and that of Neferu
who conceivably could have been his mother.66
The Deir el Bahri Valley was parceled out among the nobles like
a gigantic saff. On the southern side was the porticoed tomb of “the
Prince, Count, Royal Chancellor, Treasurer, Superintendent of the
Pyramid City .... Dagi,” who bore a host of other titles, to which
that of Vizier was eventually added.67 Across the fAsasif Valley
were ten tombs without porticoes, but otherwise just as big and
magnificent as Dagi’s. That of the Chancellor and Chief Treasurer
Akhtoy68 was to the west, and that of the Treasurer Meru to the
east;69 and between them were the others, three bearing the names,
respectively, of the Steward Henenu, the Treasurer Hor-hotpe,70
and the Vizier Ipi.71 Akhtoy held his position almost as long as the
king reigned, for his name is found on bandages of fAshayet and on
those of Amunet. Bebi, a judge and a vizier,72 may have been buried
in another of these great tombs.
From the tombs of such grandees, but more especially from the
smaller burial places, we found the names of many a contemporary.
Those of Montu-hotpe and In-yotef we naturally expect at this
time. The name Henenu we find for both men and women; and for
the latter we get Heni, Hetepi, It, It-sonbe, Meryet, Nebet-yu-net,
Nebet-yotef, and Sit-Ishtek. Men’s names include Dedu, Hapy,
Hetep, Hetepi, Hesa, Anhur-hotpe, Ihy, Magegi, Neb-yotef, Neb-
seni, Nefer-hotep the Bowman, Nesu-oker, Pepi, Si-Hapi, Sobk-
hotpe, and Sobk-nakhte.73
66 See above, page 27.
67 Davies, Five Theban Tombs, p. 28, Pls. XXIX-XXXV1II, who mistakenly believed there
were two Dagis; Naville, XI Dyn. Temple, I, p. 6; B.M. 43123.
68 Winlock, Deir el Bahri, Index, Fig. 7, Pls. 15, 16, 36.
69 Ibid., pp. 118, 123, Pl. 15; Lepsius, op. cit., Pl. 148.
70 Tomb No. 314. Winlock, Deir el Bahri, pp. 55, 57, 123; Lacau, op. cit., No. 28023.
71 Winlock, Deir el Bahri, pp. 55, 98, 123, 227, Fig. 6.
72 Naville, XI Dyn. Temple, 1, p. 7; Newberry, quoting a stone in the temple, kindly in-
formed me that Bebi was a vizier.
73 Winlock, Deir el Bahri, pp. 55, 72, Pls. 14, 35; Carnarvon and Carter, Five Years’ Explora-
tions, p. 89, Pl. LXXV.
In addition to these pit tombs of the wives and a few of the
courtiers of Neb-hepet-Re6, we know of three burial places of rela-
tives of the king and have noted them already. The tomb of the
mother of Neb-hepet-Rer was doubtless near that of his father
Sefankh-ib-towi; the tomb of his wife Neferu was beside the King’s
own temple: and that of In-yotef, his oldest son, we have already
stated was between Neb-hepet-Ref’s own tomb and that of Neferu
who conceivably could have been his mother.66
The Deir el Bahri Valley was parceled out among the nobles like
a gigantic saff. On the southern side was the porticoed tomb of “the
Prince, Count, Royal Chancellor, Treasurer, Superintendent of the
Pyramid City .... Dagi,” who bore a host of other titles, to which
that of Vizier was eventually added.67 Across the fAsasif Valley
were ten tombs without porticoes, but otherwise just as big and
magnificent as Dagi’s. That of the Chancellor and Chief Treasurer
Akhtoy68 was to the west, and that of the Treasurer Meru to the
east;69 and between them were the others, three bearing the names,
respectively, of the Steward Henenu, the Treasurer Hor-hotpe,70
and the Vizier Ipi.71 Akhtoy held his position almost as long as the
king reigned, for his name is found on bandages of fAshayet and on
those of Amunet. Bebi, a judge and a vizier,72 may have been buried
in another of these great tombs.
From the tombs of such grandees, but more especially from the
smaller burial places, we found the names of many a contemporary.
Those of Montu-hotpe and In-yotef we naturally expect at this
time. The name Henenu we find for both men and women; and for
the latter we get Heni, Hetepi, It, It-sonbe, Meryet, Nebet-yu-net,
Nebet-yotef, and Sit-Ishtek. Men’s names include Dedu, Hapy,
Hetep, Hetepi, Hesa, Anhur-hotpe, Ihy, Magegi, Neb-yotef, Neb-
seni, Nefer-hotep the Bowman, Nesu-oker, Pepi, Si-Hapi, Sobk-
hotpe, and Sobk-nakhte.73
66 See above, page 27.
67 Davies, Five Theban Tombs, p. 28, Pls. XXIX-XXXV1II, who mistakenly believed there
were two Dagis; Naville, XI Dyn. Temple, I, p. 6; B.M. 43123.
68 Winlock, Deir el Bahri, Index, Fig. 7, Pls. 15, 16, 36.
69 Ibid., pp. 118, 123, Pl. 15; Lepsius, op. cit., Pl. 148.
70 Tomb No. 314. Winlock, Deir el Bahri, pp. 55, 57, 123; Lacau, op. cit., No. 28023.
71 Winlock, Deir el Bahri, pp. 55, 98, 123, 227, Fig. 6.
72 Naville, XI Dyn. Temple, 1, p. 7; Newberry, quoting a stone in the temple, kindly in-
formed me that Bebi was a vizier.
73 Winlock, Deir el Bahri, pp. 55, 72, Pls. 14, 35; Carnarvon and Carter, Five Years’ Explora-
tions, p. 89, Pl. LXXV.