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Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum
Ancient Egyptian royal servants
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Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum depicted nose to nose and embracing in their tomb | |
| Dynasty | Fifth Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Nyuserre Ini |
| Wife | Khenut (Khnumhotep) Khentikawes (Niankhkhnum) |
| Children | Khnumhotep:
Niankhkhnum:
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| Burial | Mastaba of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum |
Khnumhotep (Ancient Egyptian: ẖnm.w-ḥtp(.w))[1] and Niankhkhnum (Ancient Egyptian: nj-ꜥnḫ-ẖnm.w)[2] were two male ancient Egyptian royal servants. The men shared the title of Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Nyuserre Ini, sixth pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty, reigning during the second half of the 25th century BC. They were buried together at Saqqara and are listed as "royal confidants" in their joint tomb.[3]: 98 They are notable for their unusual depiction in Egyptian records, often interpreted as the first recorded same-sex couple.[4]: 96ff [5]: 200–201
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Drawing the Bow: A Re-examination of the Desert Hunt Scene in the Tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan.
THE BULLETIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR EGYPTOLOGY VOLUME 26 ▪ 2016–2018 Editor Dr Susanne Binder Editorial Board Professor Heike Behlmer, Göttingen Assoc. Professor Colin A. Hope Professor Naguib Kanawati Professor E. Christiana Köhler, Vienna Dr Ann McFarlane Assoc. Professor Boyo Ockinga Dr Yann Tristant The articles in this journal are peer reviewed. All rights reserved ISSN: 1035-7254 ISBN 978-1-74138-470 3 Copyright 2018 The Australian Centre for Egyptology (A Division of the Macquarie University Ancient Cultures Research Centre) Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia Printed by Ligare Book Printers, 138–152 Bonds Road, Riverwood NSW 2210, Australia www.ligare.com.au CONTENTS BACE 26 (2016–2018) Editorial Foreword 5 The mystery of the bee's fifth leg Linda Evans 11 Female titles specific to southern Upper Egypt in the late Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period Alexander Ilin-Tomich 19 Wekhhotep III of Meir: the first advocate of gender equality? Naguib Kanawati 37 Theban Tomb 34: Paint-decorated shroud fragments from the time of Hadrian Claudia Nauerth 47 The tomb of Amenmose (TT 149) and the title sS wdHw: preliminary results of current