Djehutyemhat
Egyptian ruler of Hermopolis
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Djehutyemhat,[2],also can be spelled as Thotemhat,[3] or Thutemhat, was an ancient Egyptian ruler ("king") of Hermopolis during the 25th Dynasty.
| Djehutyemhat | |
|---|---|
| Thotemhat, Thutemhat | |
Statue of the priest Tjanhesret, bearing the cartouches of Djehutyemhat. Cairo Museum, CG 42212. | |
King of Hermopolis | |
| Reign | c. 725 - 710 BCE[1] |
| Predecessor | Nimlot[1] |
| Successor | Pedinemty? |
Biography
Like his probable predecessor Nimlot, he proclaimed himself king, adopting the full royal titulary although he was no more than a governor of Hermopolis and a vassal of the Kushite 25th Dynasty. His cartouches appear carved on the shoulders of a damaged block statue depicting the priest Tjanhesret, found in Luxor in 1909 and now in the Cairo Museum (CG 42212), and on a bronze naos-shaped amulet of Amun-Ra of unknown provenance – possibly from Thebes – and now in the British Museum (EA11015).[3][4][5] The only known depiction of the king is found on a votive scribal pallet now in the collection of the Egypt Centre of Swansea University.[2]
British Egyptologist Kenneth Kitchen has suggested that the successor of Djehutyemhat could have been the poorly known "king" Pedinemty.[6]
Notes
- Wenet was the 15th nome of Upper Egypt, with Hermopolis as capital.
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