The hieroglyphic name of Khety II |
He was one of the close of a long line of nomarchs in Assiut with good bonds of loyalty and friendship towards the Herakleopolite dynasty: his father was the nomarch Tefibi, himself boy of the nomarch Khety I, and a Herakleopolite pharaoh had joined the mourning for the latter's grandfather (i.e. Khety II's great-great-grandfather). After Tefibi's death, Khety II was installed as a nomarch by king Merykare himself, who brushed up the Nile with his court on a fleet. It is known that Khety II undertook some restitution works in the local temple of Wepwawet.
Part of painting from the tomb of Khety II |
His unfinished tomb at Asyut (no. IV) is the best maintained among the tombs of his relations, which are unfortunately ruined, and it is likewise the only one mentioning a royal name (Merykare). It has been excavated different times since the late 19th century, most Late in 2003-2006.
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