Hepu (vizier) explained

Hepu
Style:Vizier
Pharaoh:Tuthmosis IV
Wife:Rennai

Hepu was a vizier of ancient Egypt. He served during the reign of Thutmose IV.[1]

Family

Hepu's wife is named Rennai. A son is shown in TT66 offering to Hepu and Rennai.

Tomb

Hepu was buried in TT66 in Abd el Qurna in Thebes. The hall contains several scenes and one of them is a text of Hepu's installation as vizier before Thutmose IV.[2] [3] Another scene depicts the royal workshop with a statue of the King presenting a Djed pillar. [1]

Notes and References

  1. A William Kelly Simpson, Statuette of Amunhotpe III in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston Museum Bulletin, Vol. 68, No. 354 (1970), pp. 260-269
  2. Porter,B. and Moss R.L.B., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis, Part One: Private Tombs. Second Edition. Griffith Institute. Oxford. 1994
  3. R. O. Faulkner, The Installation of the Vizier, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 41 (Dec., 1955), pp. 18-29