The Autobiography of Harkhuf is a private tomb inscription from ancient Egypt. It is significant in Egyptology as one of the two most important, and the...

pharaoh while he was still a child can be found in a letter he wrote to Harkhuf, a governor of Aswan and the head of one of the expeditions he sent into...

Dynasty, Ishemai (QH 98 - dated to 6th dynasty pharaoh Pepi II), Heqaib, and Harkhuf. One tomb, QH 33, was found to be oriented to the winter solstice. Among...

who lived in Ptolemaic Egypt during the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Harkhuf Governor 6th dynasty fl. c. 23rd century BC Governor of Upper Egypt and...

tradition of writing had evolved into the tomb autobiography, such as those of Harkhuf and Weni. The genre known as Sebayt ("instructions") was developed to communicate...

further threatened to interfere with Harkhuf's return to Egypt but changed stance, offering cattle and goats to Harkhuf. This was possibly after he had received...

1700 BC and Upper Nubia dominated Lower Nubia.: 25  An Egyptian official, Harkhuf, mentions that Irtjet, Setjet, and Wawat all combined under a single ruler...

Sumerian stories in the Epic of Gilgamesh 2200 BC: Egyptian Autobiography of Harkhuf 2125 BC: Sumerian Building of Ningirsu's Temple 2100 BC: Sumerian Curse...

linked, as well as with Nubia, northwest of Punt. The autobiography of Harkhuf, an official in the Sixth Dynasty (c. 2345–2181 BC), describes his expedition...

preserved at the British Museum, the young king gives instructions by letter, "Harkhuf! The men in your service [escorts; soldiers; sailors; guards, etc.] ought...