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Hetepbasteru (in G 7524)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7524

Details

  • Type
    Individual - Ancient
  • Gender
    Female
  • Also Known As
    Alternate spelling : Hedebiru
    Manuel de Codage : HtpbAst[t]rw
    Alternate spelling : Hetepbasteteru
    Alternate spelling : Hedebasteru
    Manuel de Codage : Hdbrw
  • Remarks
    Mother of Horemakhet. Name appears on inscribed ushabtis from set of ca. 384+ inscribed and uninscribed ushabtis (29-4-407), with ca. 329+ inscribed for Horemakhet (uninscribed ushabtis from this set attributed to Horemakhet); name also appears on set of four (29-4-433 = MFA 29.1133a-b, 29-4-434 = MFA 29.1134a-b, 29-4-435 = MFA 29.1135a-b, 29-4-436 = MFA 29.1136a-b) alabaster canopic jars (with lids in form of heads of four sons of Horus) inscribed for Horemakhet; found in G 7524 A, room (?). Name Hetepbasteru (on ushabtis) also written as Hedebiru (on canopic jars) [for possibility of both names as corruptions of Hedebast(et)eru, see Ranke vol. I, p. 261 #7].

Tombs and Monuments 1

Finds 5