Khety I (nomarch)
| Khety I | |
|---|---|
| Nomarch of the 13th nomos of Upper Egypt | |
| Successor | Tefibi |
| Dynasty | 10th dynasty |
| Children | Tefibi |
| Burial | Asyut, tomb V |
Khety I was an
First Intermediate Period). Like many other local governors, he also was a priest of the native deity Wepwawet
.
It is generally assumed that Khety I was the earliest of a trio of related nomarchs datable to the Herakleopolite period; he was likely followed by his son Tefibi and then by his grandson Khety II.[1]
Biography
He was member of a long line of nomarchs in
royal princes and their father – the pharaoh – appointed Khety as nomarch and also joined the mourning for the death of Khety's grandfather.[2]
Khety ruled his nomos during a peaceful period, and is known that he ordered the realization of many new
Nile flood, he bestowed grain to the people of his district, although he denied the grain to the inhabitants of the neighboring nomoi, also affected by famine, by closing the borders of his district. Although he ruled during peaceful times, Khety boasted his ability as a warrior and ordered the organization of a provincial defence militia.[3]
After his death, Khety was buried in Asyut (tomb V)Merykare.
References
- ^ a b Donald B. Spanel, in Donald B. Redford (ed), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt vol. 1, Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 154-6.
- ISBN 0-521-077915, p. 469.
- ^ Hayes, op. cit., p. 468-469.
Further reading
- Donald B. Spanel, "The Herakleopolitan Tombs of Kheti I, Jt(.j)jb(.j), and Kheti II at Asyut", Orientalia, 58, 1989, pp. 301–14.