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Khaemwaset

Nezlet Batran

Tomb discovered by Luigi Vassalli near Nezlet Batran, ca. 1870; likely destroyed by villagers in the 1870s or 1880s.

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Khaemwaset (Khaemwaset)
  • Attested
    Khaemwaset (in Khaemwaset)
    Neferptah (in Khaemwaset)
    Pakhered (in Khaemwaset)
    Ptahemwia (in Khaemwaset)
    Teti (in Khaemwaset)
    Userhat (in Khaemwaset)
    Werenro (in Khaemwaset)
    [...]ia (in Khaemwaset)
  • Discoverer
    Luigi Vassalli
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 19
  • Zivie-Coche Date
    Late Dynasty 18-Early Dynasty 19
  • Site Type
    Uncertain/destroyed

Finds 7

Full Bibliography

  • Zivie, BIFAO 76, pp. 17-36, pl. VII-XIII; Porter-Moss III, p. 304

People 10

Ancient People

  • Khaemwaset (Khaemwaset)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of tomb in the Nezlet Batran area, likely destroyed in the 1880s. Owner of several blocks of relief in the Cairo Museum: EMC_TR_1.7.24.3, EMC_TR_12.6.24.20, EMC_TR_1.7.24.6, EMC_TR_3.7.24.1, EMC_TR_27.6.24.9, and EMC_TR_27.6.24.11

  • Khaemwaset (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Grandson of Khaemwaset, shown on block of relief in the Cairo Museum (EMC_TR_3.7.24.1), identified as [sS] scribe.

  • Neferptah (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son of Khaemwaset. Attested on blocks of relief in the Cairo Museum; identified on EMC_TR_10.6.24.12 as [sS pr-HD] scribe of the treasury, and on EMC_TR_27.6.24.11 as [sS] scribe.

  • Pakhered (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Attested on block of relief in the Cairo Museum (EMC_TR_12.6.24.20), identified as [sS pr-HD n nb tAwy] scribe of the treasury of the Lord of the Two Lands.

  • Ptahemwia (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son of Khaemwaset, shown on block of relief in the Cairo Museum (EMC_TR_1.7.24.3), identified as [mDH nswt] royal carpenter

  • Teti (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Attested on block of relief in the Cairo Museum (EMC_TR_12.6.24.20), identified as [sS pr-HD n nb tAwy] scribe of the treasury of the Lord of the Two Lands.

  • Userhat (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Attested on block of relief in the Cairo Museum (EMC_TR_12.6.24.20), identified as [sS pr-HD n nb tAwy] scribe of the treasury of the Lord of the Two Lands.

  • Werenro (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Khaemwaset, attested on blocks of relief in the Cairo Museum (EMC_TR_12.6.24.20, EMC_TR_1.7.24.6, EMC_TR_3.7.24.1); identified as [nbt pr] mistress of the house.

  • [...]ia (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Ptahemwia; attested on block EMC_TR_1.7.24.3, identified as [nbt pr] mistress of the house.

Modern People

  • Luigi Vassalli

    • Type Discoverer
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Discovered tomb of Khaemwaset, near Nezlet Batran, ca. 1870.