Dedusobek Bebi (ddw-sbk bbỉ) was a high official of the late Thirteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. He became the "Great Scribe of the Vizier" (ss wr n t3ty). This position was directly under the Vizier acting as a deputy.[1]
| Dedusobek Bebi | |
|---|---|
| Great Scribe of the Vizier | |
| Dynasty | Thirteenth Dynasty |
| Father | Sobekhotep |
| Mother | Hapyu |
| Siblings | Nebankh |
| Wife | Duatnefret |
| Children | Nubkhaes |
Family
editHe was the son of "steward" Sobekhotep and born to Hapyu. His brother was Nebankh who was "king's acquaintance" under Neferhotep I and high steward under Sobekhotep IV.
Wife and Children
editHis wife was Lady of the House, Duatnefret.[2] He was the father of queen Nubkhaes who was married to an unnamed king. She may have been buried along with king Sobekemsaf II. An important son was "Reporter of Thebes", Sobekemsaf.[3]: 95 Another important son of Dedusobek Bebi was the "royal sealer" and "scribe of the personal scribe of the royal board" Nebsumenu.[3]: 95
Attestations
editThe name Dedusobek-Bebi (PD765[4]) may also appear in literature as Sobekdedu-Bebi.
Dedusobek is known from several sources.[5]
[1] At Thebes, a statue of Sobekemsaf mentions "the Great One of the Tens of Upper Egypt, Dedusobek Bebi" as his father.[6]
[2] A fragmentary base of a statue of unknown provenance mentions "the Great One of the Tens of Upper Egypt, Dedusobek Bebi, true of [voice]".[7][3]: 95
[3] Stele of Bebi (Louvre 88): He is attested as the Great Scribe of the Vizier.[8][9][10]
[4] At Abydos (?), he is attested as the Great Scribe of the Vizier on a stela with a hymn to Osiris.[11][12] It mentions Dédousobek (great scribe of the vizier); Bébi (nickname); Sebekhetep (father); Hepyou (mother); Osiris-Khenty-Imentyou (Abydos); Osiris; Nut; Atum; Heliopolis; Busiris; Ennead
References
edit- ^ Juan Carlos Moreno García ed. (2013) Ancient Egyptian Administration, p. 232
- ^ Adela Oppenheim, Dorothea Arnold, Dieter Arnold, Kei Yamamoto (2015), Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, p. 135
- ^ a b c Grajetzki, Wolfram (2016). "Two Middle Kingdom objects". Göttinger Miszellen. 250: 93–99.
- ^ https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/person/765
- ^ Detlef Franke: Personendaten aus dem Mittleren Reich (20.-16. Jahrhundert v. Chr.), Dossiers 1-796, Wiesbaden 1984, 441, Dossier. 765
- ^ Vienna, Kunsthistoriches Museum 5801
- ^ Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum Fragment E.SU.157
- ^ Paris, Louvre 88
- ^ https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010021759
- ^ Daniela C. Luft (2019) Osiris anthems, p. 275
- ^ Paris, Louvre Museum C285; https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010021759
- ^ Sibylle Meyer (2004) Egypt - Temple of the Whole World : Studies in Honor of Jan Assmann, p. 97