Harkhuf
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Harkhuf was an important Old Kingdom Egyptian official and explorer known for his expeditions to Nubia during the Sixth Dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harkhuf canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Kingdom person
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian official ⓘ explorer ⓘ |
| activity |
conducting diplomatic missions
ⓘ
leading military escorts ⓘ organizing trade caravans ⓘ |
| broughtFromYam | dwarf for the king’s entertainment and rituals ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Qubbet el-Hawa ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culture | ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasTomb | Qubbet el-Hawa tomb with autobiographical inscription ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
provides evidence for Egyptian-African relations in the Old Kingdom
ⓘ
source for understanding Old Kingdom provincial governors ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | autobiographical tomb inscription ⓘ |
| knownFor |
autobiographical tomb inscription
ⓘ
bringing a dancing dwarf (pygmy) from Africa to Egypt ⓘ early description of inner Africa ⓘ expeditions to Nubia ⓘ trade missions to Yam ⓘ |
| notableEvent | received a letter from the child-king Pepi II about the dwarf he was bringing from Yam ⓘ |
| numberOfRecordedExpeditionsToNubia | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ official ⓘ |
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Elephantine
ⓘ
Nubia ⓘ Yam ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Elephantine ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governor of Upper Egypt
ⓘ
lector-priest ⓘ overseer of caravans ⓘ overseer of foreign lands ⓘ overseer of troops ⓘ prince of Elephantine ⓘ royal seal-bearer ⓘ sole companion ⓘ |
| regionExplored |
Nubia
ⓘ
Yam ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Merenre Nemtyemsaf I
ⓘ
Pepi I Meryre ⓘ Pepi II Neferkare ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies in Egyptology on Old Kingdom administration ⓘ |
| tombCategory | rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| tombLocation | west bank of the Nile opposite Aswan ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.