Maiherpri

Maiherperi was an Egyptian courtier who was buried in the Valley of the Kings. His grave chamber bears the modern name of KV36. He lived most probably in the time of Amenhotep II in the 18th Dynasty. His name can be as "Lion of the battlefield " translated.

Officials and functional title

Maiherperi bore the title of " fan-bearer on the right of the King" and " Child of the cape ." Therefore, there is speculation that it is Maiherperi is a prince of a vassal territory, who grew up in a royal children's institution. He was the first courtier who was allowed to wear the title of the fan-bearer. It is a special honor office. This suggests that he was a close confidant of the Pharaoh, maybe his advisor or bodyguard. This featured later in Nubia the Viceroy.

Dating

When Maiherperi lived is controversial. On linen in his grave is found the name of Queen Hatshepsut. It was assumed therefore that he has lived to her reign. His grave is, however, near the grave chamber of Amenhotep II. Recent research is therefore assumed that he lived to the reign of Amenhotep II and the time. The objects found in two graves also fit stylistically better together.

Grave chamber and mummy

The tomb of Maiherperi is KV36, located in the eastern Valley of the Kings. It was discovered in 1899 by Victor Loret. The shaft grave with chamber is small and undecorated, the chamber was, however, found intact. It is 3.79 m long, 4.04 m wide and about 1.57 m high. The area is 15.3 sqm. The depth of the shaft amounts to 6 m. These were at the time of excavation to the first grave in the Valley of the Kings, which was largely unaffected. The finds are in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Loret relatively well-preserved mummy was stowed in the multiple nested wooden coffins, the coffins were, however, already been broken into and looted the mummy in ancient times. The grave robbers let go with both the Cremation Jewelry as well as all metal objects from the chamber. A gilded mask made ​​of paper mache was left behind. The mummy was unwrapped in March 1901 by Georges Daressy. After a close examination, it was an about 24 -year-old man. As already suggested, the copy of a Book of the Dead found in the grave, the mummy pointed out the physical features of a black African.