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Idu (Ancient Egyptian official)

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Idu
Burial placeG7102, Giza East Field
TitleOverseer of scribes of the meret for Pepi I
Spouse(s)Meretyotes, Khenout
Children5 (including Qar)

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]

Tomb

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

Family

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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

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

  • Indifiyni, steward (imy-rȝ pr).
  • Isi, scribe ().
  • 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

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His titles were:

Title[3] Translation[5] Index Jones[5]
iwn knmwt support of knmwt 22
imy-rȝ wp(w)t ḥtp(w)t-nṯr m prwy overseer of the distribution of divine offerings in the two houses 403
imy-rȝ ḥwt-wrt overseer of the great court/Hall of Justice 628
imy-rȝ zš(w) mrt overseer of the scribes of the meret-serfs 795
wḏˁ-mdw determiner of disputes 1507
mdw rḫyt staff of the rekhyet-people 1698
ḥm-nṯr Mȝˁt priest of Ma't 1930
ḥry-sštȝ n wḏˁ-mdw counsellor in determining disputes. 2252
ḫnty-š Mn-nfr-ppy land tenant of the town Pyramid of Pepy I 2531
ẖry-tp nzwt king's liegeman/royal chamberlain 2874
smȝˁ (n) wḏˁ-mdw one who sets right the judgement 3256
sḥḏ wˁb(w) ȝḫt-ḫwfw inspector of the priests of Akhet-Khufu 3377
sḥḏ wˁb(w) Wr-ḫˁ.f-rˁ inspector of the priest of (the pyramid), 'Great-is-Khafra' 3379
zš ˁ(w) (nw) nzwt king's document scribe 3057
zš ˁ(w) (nw) nzwt ḫft-ḥr king's document scribe in the presence 3063
zš mrt scribe of the meret-serfs 3117

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ Reisner, George A.; Smith, William Stevenson (1942). "Appendix P: Cemetery 7000". A History of the Giza Necropolis III. Harvard University Press.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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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