Khawy
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Khawy was a guardian in the Place of Truth and servitor of Amun
of Opet
(Luxor) from the reign of Ramesses II
. He lived in the workers village Deir el-Medina (House NE XV). Khawy is known from his tomb TT214
, his house and several other inscriptions.
Amun
Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu , was a god in Egyptian mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of theology in Ancient Egypt...
of Opet
Opet Festival
The Beautiful Feast of Opet was an Ancient Egyptian festival, celebrated annually in Thebes, during the New Kingdom period and later....
(Luxor) from the reign of Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...
. He lived in the workers village Deir el-Medina (House NE XV). Khawy is known from his tomb TT214
TT214
The Theban Tomb TT214 is located in Deir el-Medina, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.TT214 is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian guardian in the Place of Truth and servitor of Amun of Opet named Khawy, who lived during the 19th dynasty. Khawy...
, his house and several other inscriptions.
Monuments and inscriptions
- Khawy was buried in Tomb TT214TT214The Theban Tomb TT214 is located in Deir el-Medina, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.TT214 is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian guardian in the Place of Truth and servitor of Amun of Opet named Khawy, who lived during the 19th dynasty. Khawy...
which is located in Deir el-Medina near LuxorLuxorLuxor is a city in Upper Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population numbers 487,896 , with an area of approximately . As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple...
. The tomb consists of a court yard, a chapel and a set of underground rooms, one of which served as the burial chamber. - A door frame which is now in the museum in TurinMuseo EgizioThe Museo Egizio is a museum in Turin, Italy, specialising in Egyptian archaeology and anthropology. It houses the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of Egyptian antiquities outside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo...
(N. 50207 and 50211) in ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
is inscribed with hetep di nesu texts (king's offerings) to Amen-Re and Khons. - A table of offerings now in the Sheurleer Museum in The HagueThe HagueThe Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, the Netherlands. The text consists of hetep di nesu offerings to Re-Harakhti-AtumAtumAtum, sometimes rendered as Atem or Tem, is an important deity in Egyptian mythology.- Name :Atum's name is thought to be derived from the word 'tem' which means to complete or finish. Thus he has been interpreted as being the 'complete one' and also the finisher of the world, which he returns to...
and OsirisOsirisOsiris is an Egyptian god, usually identified as the god of the afterlife, the underworld and the dead. He is classically depicted as a green-skinned man with a pharaoh's beard, partially mummy-wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive crown with two large ostrich feathers at either side, and...
. - A stela with the VizierVizier (Ancient Egypt)The vizier was the highest official in Ancient Egypt to serve the king, or pharaoh during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. Vizier is the generally accepted rendering of ancient Egyptian tjati, tjaty etc, among Egyptologists...
PaserPaser (Vizier)The Ancient Egyptian Noble Paser was Vizier, in the reigns of Seti I and Ramesses II, during the 19th dynasty. He would later also become High Priest of Amun.-Family:...
which is now in the Egyptian MuseumEgyptian MuseumThe Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms....
in Cairo (JdE 72021) shows Paser and Ramesses IIRamesses IIRamesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...
adoring HathorHathorHathor , is an Ancient Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of love, beauty, music, motherhood and joy. She was one of the most important and popular deities throughout the history of Ancient Egypt...
, while Khawy is depicted in a lower register. - A stela depicting a solar barque with AmunAmunAmun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu , was a god in Egyptian mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of theology in Ancient Egypt...
seated in a solar disc shows Khawy and his wife Taweret kneeling and adoring the gods. - A fragment of a stela shows Khawy adoring Amun-Re-AtumAtumAtum, sometimes rendered as Atem or Tem, is an important deity in Egyptian mythology.- Name :Atum's name is thought to be derived from the word 'tem' which means to complete or finish. Thus he has been interpreted as being the 'complete one' and also the finisher of the world, which he returns to...
- A jamb and stone fragments from Khawy's house in Deir el-Medina record his name.
- A shabtiUshabtiThe ushabti was a funerary figurine used in Ancient Egypt. Ushabtis were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as substitutes for the deceased, should he/she be called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife...
box of Khawy was found at his tomb. - Graffiti in Western ThebesThebes, EgyptThebes is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile within the modern city of Luxor. The Theban Necropolis is situated nearby on the west bank of the Nile.-History:...
mentions Khawy. His titles range from Guardian of the Place of Truth, Guardian of the Place of Eternity, Guardian of the Lord of the Two Lands, to Servant in the Place of TruthServant in the Place of TruthsDm-aS m st mAat, usually translated as Servant in the Place of Truth is an Ancient Egyptian title that is used to refer to someone who worked in the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes....
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