Bakenhori
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| Bakenhori in hieroglyphs | ||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||
Bakenhori (servant of Horus) war an Ancient Egyptian official who lived under Ramesses II (c. 1303 BC – 1213 BC). He is only known from his decorated rock-cut tomb found in 2022 at Saqqara. .
From the inscriptions in his tomb, many of his titles are known. He was true king's scribe, overseer of the wab-priests, lector priest and chief in the funerary workshop (pr-nfr) which is at the sacred place. His wife Taybaket, is mentioned in the tomb too. She was songstress of Amun-Re, who is in the island.[1]
The tonb was found in 2022 after heavy rainfalls exposed. It was excavated and restoration work was done'.[2] It is located north of the tomb of the 26th Dynasty Bakenrenef. The tomb consits of a built up front part and a back part that is cut into the rocks. The front is an open courtyard with two pillars. At the facade was is the entrance to a rock cut chamber that also has two pillars. Most walls are decorated with reliefs, showing Bakenhori and his wife.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]Waziri, Moustafa, Mohammad M. Youssef, and Mohamed el-Seaidy (2025). Newly-discovered rock-cut tomb of Bakenhori at Saqqara. in Egyptian Archaeology 66, 42-45