Sabef (s3b.f) was an ancient Egyptian official under king

Qa'a Qa'a (also Qáa or Ka'a) (literal meaning: "his arm is raised") was the last king of the First Dynasty of Egypt. He reigned for 33 years at the end of the 30th century BC. Identity Manetho calls Qa'a Biénechês and gives him a reign of 26 y ...

in the First Dynasty, around 2900 BC. Sabef is known from a

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found next to the tomb of the king at Abydos. The

, now in the

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is made of

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and is inscribed with a long list of titles. However, the reading and translation of his titles is highly problematic, given that the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions are still difficult to translate. On his stela Sabef is standing and looking to the right with a scepter in one hand and a staff in his other hand. His titles include: *''Director of the dining-hall and of the wine-cellar of the estate all protection behind (him)'' *''Director of the domain: seat of the Horus with a harpoon and of the red house'' *''Friend of the king's domain'' *''The neresponsible for every seat which is bespoken in the hall''Dilwyn Jones: p. 491, no. 1832

Bibliography

*Michael Rice, ''Who-is-who in ancient Egypt''. Routledge, London 1999, , page 173

References

{{First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, state=expanded

External links

* http://www.ancient-egypt.org/who-is-who/s/sabef.html Ancient Egyptian officials People of the First Dynasty of Egypt