Idy was an Egyptian man who lived and died within the 6th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom, c. 2345-2181 B.C. He was a nomarch (provincial governor of the varied nomes of Egypt, similar to a local administrator or perhaps a modern local councillor or possibly mayor type figure). He held titles such as Royal...
In the late 19th century, Sir Flinders Petrie uncovered a remarkable assemblage within the tomb of Meryrahashetef at Sidmant el-Gebel, Faiyum. Among the finds was the mummified head of a man, resting upon a calcite headrest. Though much of the flesh and linen wrappings had perished, leaving only the skeletal skull, Petrie identified the remains...
The statue depicts Kaaper, the chief lector priest, in charge of reciting prayers for the deceased in temples and funerary chapels. Sheikh el-Balad, Arabic title for the chief of the village, was the name given to this remarkable wooden statue discovered by the workmen of Auguste Mariette, the French archaeologist, because it resembled their own...
