Kagemni

Kagemni (short form Gemni, " beautiful name " Memi ) was an Egyptian vizier under pharaoh Teti ( Dynasty 6 ).

Teaching for Kagemni

Kagemni is probably identical with the vizier of the same name from the doctrine of Kagemni that is handed down only by a manuscript, Papyrus Prisse from the Middle Kingdom. There Kagemni is set in the time of kings Huni and Sneferu (3rd / 4th dynasty ), but a vizier Kagemni from this period is not known. It can be assumed that the doctrine written towards the end of the Old Kingdom and Kagemni was attributed as the recipient fictitious.

Family

In his grave at Saqqara no father is mentioned. As the author of the doctrine of Kagemni ( and thus as Kagemnis father) a vizier named Kairsu is contemplated that appears in the doctrine of Papyrus Chester Beatty IV as a famous sage next Ptahhotep. Kairsu is also depicted on a relief at Saqqara ( Daressy fragment ), the " famous men of the past " shows.

Kagemnis wife Nebtinubchet Sescheschet was a daughter of Pharaoh Teti and is represented on a relief in the grave of her husband. She wore the title of a bodily princess.

Grave and death cult

The Mastaba of Kagemni located in Teti District in Saqqara, north of Teti Pyramid. It is 32.5 × 33.3 meters tall and has 10 very different built interiors. The south, the 3 -pillar hall dance shows, hunting and boat scenes. In the other rooms there are, among other bird trapping, fishing and sacrificial scenes. On a representation of a rare ritual trumpet playing is shown, which was performed during the cult of the dead. In the northeast part of the tomb into a masonry built-in " Stairway to Heaven " leads to the roof, where two 11 -meter-long ship -shaped pits are recessed, which were probably intended for the sun barks.

In the immediate vicinity of the tomb there are traces of a special divine worship have received, ranging from the Heracleopolitan to the early Middle Kingdom.