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Pepynakht
was a governor and 'overseer of foreign lands' during the long
reign of the 6th
dynasty Pharaoh Pepi
II. He was deified and honored after his death, not necessarily
immediately, on the island of Elephantine;
a cult was founded and a sanctuary was built there to honor
him.
His tomb is simple but significant. It is approached through
a stairway that opens to a small two-pillared hall then to an
inclined passage used for burial.
Inscriptions in the tomb describe the career of Hekayib. He
was a judge and administrator. He then took charge of quelling
Nubian
revolts and later rebellions in Asia. From the tomb of Hekayib
an entrance door lead to the tomb of Sabni, Hekayeb's son. |
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