Amenhotep called Huy
| Amenhotep called Huy | |
|---|---|
 Huy before Tutankhamen in TT 40 | |
| Predecessor | Tuthmose (Viceroy of Kush) |
| Successor | Paser I |
| Dynasty | 18th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Tutankhamen |
| Mother | Wenher |
| Wife | Taemwadsji |
| Children | Paser I |
| Burial | TT40, Thebes |
Amenhotep called Huy was Viceroy of Kush under Tutankhamen. He was the successor of Tuthmosis, who served under Akhenaten. He would later be succeeded by Paser I.[1]
Huy was the son of a lady named Werner by an unknown father. He had at least one brother, Mermose, who was the Second Prophet of Nebkheperure (Tutankhamun). Huy was married to Taemwadjsy, chief of the harem of Amun and of the Harem of Nebkheperure (Tutankhamun).[2] They had a son named Paser.[3]
Titles of Huy: Scribe of the letters of the viceroy, Merymose. King's scribe, Mery-netjer priest, King's messenger to every land.[4]
People associated with Huy:
- Harnufer, "Scribe of the gold-accounts of the king's son"
- Kna, "Scribe of the king's son" [5]
Worship of Tutankhamun
[edit]Artifacts from Huy's tomb are evidential of the lifetime-deification of pharaoh Tutankhamun. There is a hymn directed to the defied Tutankhamun on a stela of Huy's from Karnak Temple. Also, Huy constructed a temple to the deified form of Tutankhamun.[6]
Burial
[edit]Amenhotep Huy was buried in TT40 located in Qurnet Murai. In the tomb there is reference to a Temple named "Satisfying the Gods" in Nubia. Huy is shown being greeted there by Khay, High Priest of Nebkheperure (Tutankhamen), Penne, Deputy of the fortress of Nebkheperure (Tutankhamen), Huy, the Mayor, and his brother Mermose. [7]
References
[edit]- ^ George A. Reisner: The Viceroys of Ethiopia (II), in: The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 1. (Jan., 1920), pp. 73-88.
- ^ B. Porter and R.L.B. Moss: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis, Part One: Private Tombs. Second Edition. Griffith Institute. Oxford. 1994, 75-78
- ^ B. Porter and R.L.B., Moss: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis, Part One: Private Tombs. Second Edition. Griffith Institute. Oxford. 1994, 75-78
- ^ George A. Reisner :The Viceroys of Ethiopia (II), in: The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 1. (Jan., 1920), pp. 73-88.
- ^ George A. Reisner: The Viceroys of Ethiopia (II), In: The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 1. (Jan., 1920), pp. 73-88.
- ^ Darnell, J. C., & Manassa, C. (2007). Tutankhamun's armies: battle and conquest during ancient Egypt's late eighteenth dynasty. John Wiley & Sons.
- ^ B. Porter and R.L.B. Moss: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis, Part One: Private Tombs. Second Edition. Griffith Institute. Oxford. 1994, 75-78