Servant in the Place of Truth
Title for necropolis workers in ancient Egypt
| ||||||
| Servant in the Place of Truth in hieroglyphs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
sḏm-ꜥš m st mꜣꜥt, 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.[1] Set-Maat (Ancient Egyptian: st mꜣꜥt "Place of Truth") was the name of the workmen's settlement today known as Deir el-Medina. Several artisans had nicely decorated tombs here.
Notable persons and their tombs
- Amenmose – TT9
- Khabekhnet – TT2
- Khawy – TT214
- Neferabet – TT5
- Pashedu – TT3
- Penamun – TT213
- Penbuy and Kasa – TT10
- Qen – TT4
- Sennedjem – TT1
- Sennefer – 1159a
References
- ^ Jaroslav Černý (2004). A Community of Workmen at Thebes in the Ramesside Period. Cairo: IFAO. p. 29.
External links
Media related to Deir el-Medina at Wikimedia Commons
- Images of Deir el-Medina : Past & Present
- v
- t
- e
Ancient Egyptian titulary
- Fan-bearer on the Right Side of the King
- Haty-a
- High steward
- Iry-pat
- Khekeret-nisut
- Nomarch
- Overseer of cattle
- Overseer of fields
- Overseer of the treasuries
- Overseer of Upper Egypt
- Royal sealer (Ancient Egypt)
- Treasurer
- Viceroy of Kush
- Vizier
- Reporter
Ancient Egypt portal
 | This article about subjects relating to Ancient Egypt is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
