Khnumhotep I

The hieroglyphic
name of Khnumhotep I

Khnumhotep I was an ancient Egyptian Extended Chief of the Oryx nome (the 16th nome of Upper Egypt) during the rule of Pharaoh Amenemhat I of the 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom.

Khnumhotep I is the earliest famous member of a important family of nomarchs and officials, housed in Men'at Khufu, which gone for most of the 12th dynasty; legion of Khnumhotep's posterities were addressed after him, the most famous of them comprises his grandson Khnumhotep II, well noted for his tomb's important decorations. Some biographical information about Khnumhotep I got from his tomb at Beni Hasan (BH14) besides as from that of his grandson Khnumhotep II (BH3).

The entrance of Khnumhotep I tomb

Khnumhotep's mother was a lady called Baqet whilst his father's name is unknown. His family apparently substituted an earlier family of nomarchs who were about at Men'at Khufu during the second part of the 11th Dynasty, whose members were usually described Khety or Baqet (a prominent member of this family was Baqet III).

From the letterings in Khnumhotep's tomb is placed that early in his career he kept company Amenemhat I in a military expedition got to expel a foe from Egypt. The name of this enemy is deliberately omitted in order to foreclose his unplanned immortality, but was undoubtedly one of Amenemhat's matches for the crown, perchance Segerseni. Ultimately, Amenemhat emerged victorious over Nubians and Asiatics and Khnumhotep was rewarded for his loyalty with the title counting of Men'at Khufu. Khnumhotep I later was given other titles such as great lord of the Oryx nome, familial prince and count, wearer of the royal stamp, sole companion, and was also in charge of an serious office at Nekhen.

He married a woman addressed Zatipi. Afterwards Khunmhotep's death, his titles given to his son Nakht, then to a seemingly misrelated man named Amenemhat and then again to one of his relatives, Netjernakht. Khnumhotep I besides had a daughter, Baqet, herself mother of the aforementioned Khnumhotep II who transmitted the title of nomarch after Netjernakht. See "Nomarchs of the Oryx nome" for advance notes about his genealogy.

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