par Bavay, Laurent 
Référence Deir el-Medina and the Theban Necropolis in Contact: Describing the interactions within and outside the community of workmen (27-28/10/2014: Liège, Université de Liège)
Publication Non publié, 2014-10-27
Référence Deir el-Medina and the Theban Necropolis in Contact: Describing the interactions within and outside the community of workmen (27-28/10/2014: Liège, Université de Liège)
Publication Non publié, 2014-10-27
Communication à un colloque
| Résumé : | Vizier Khay is attested between years 30 and 45 of Ramses II by inscriptions dedicated in Gebel al-Silsila and relating to the first six heb-sed of Usermaatre Setepenre. At least three ostraca document the involvment of Khay in the administration of the community of workmen in Deir el-Medina, notably a letter by the scribe Qenhershepeshef (Cairo CG25832) and another addressed by the vizier to the foreman Nebnefer (i) (oDeM 114). It has been suggested that the tomb of Khay might be located in Deir el-Medina, in the vicinity of the ‘Grand Puits’. However, a relief of the vizier discovered in a tomb at el-Birâbe rather pointed to that location south-east of Dra Abu el-Naga. Recent excavations carried out by the Belgian mission in the southern part of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna led to the discovery of a largely ruined mudbrick pyramid build in the courtyard of a mid-18th dynasty tomb. The monument, originally measuring 17 meters high, yielded many fired bricks bearing a stamp impression with the titles and name of vizier Khay. Although the tomb is currently not accessible, it is possible to determine its precise location from archaeological observations combined with evidence drawn from early maps of the Theban necropolis. |
