Digital Giza | Beby Khaefkhnum (in G 2092a)

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2092a

Type

Individual - Ancient
Gender

Male
Also Known As

Alternate spelling : Beby Khnumkhaf

Manuel de Codage : bbjj xafXnmw

Alternate spelling : Khaefkhnum

Alternate spelling : Bebi Khabaef

Alternate spelling : Beby Khnumkhaef
Remarks

Beby, [rn=f nfr] his good name Khaefkhnum, named on recut northern half of false door originally inscribed for Nimaatre Tut (owner of G 2092a ?), identified as [sHD xntjw-S pr-aA xrp jrj-mDAt a nswt Spss nswt pr-aA jmj-r st xntjw-S pr-aA smr pr Xrj-tp nswt jmj-r xntjw-S pr-aA jmj-r sSw jpt nswt] inspector of palace attendants of the Great House, director of archivists of royal documents, noble of the king of the Great House, overseer of the department of palace attendants of the Great House, companion of the house, royal chamberlain, overseer of palace attendants of the Great House, overseer of scribes of the king's apartment; found in situ in G 2092a chapel. Most of these titles exactly duplicate those of Nimaatre Tut on the southern jambs of the false door and were adopted by Beby Khaefkhnum, who may not actually have held them. According to Roth (p. 114, n. 79, and p. 116): "Reisner apparently missed the recutting of the three right panels, and suggests, on the basis of the single burial and the lack of a specified relationship between them, that all four of these names belonged to the same person (Giza Necropolis III, unpublished manuscript, p. 152)." "It is unclear whether the false door was taken by Beby from another site, modified slightly and set up in front of his tomb, or whether Nimaatre was the original builder of 2092a and the stela was usurped by Beby after it was already in position. This latter hypothesis is simpler, but it would suggest that there were two burials in the mastaba, which there were not. Had Beby found the tomb unused, one would have expected him to usurp the entire stela; this would also be the case, however, if he had moved it from another site."