Djaty I (also Djati) was a

prince A prince is a Monarch, male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary title, hereditary, in s ...

who lived in the ancient Egypt during the

4th Dynasty The Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty IV) is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Dynasty IV lasted from to 2494 BC. It was a time of peace and prosperity as well as one during which trade with other c ...

. He was an overseer of a royal expedition.Meresankh II, Djaty's mother
/ref> Djaty was a son of Queen

Meresankh II Meresankh II ("She Loves Life") was a Queen of Egypt who lived during 4th Dynasty. Family Meresankh II's parents are assumed to be King Khufu and Queen Meritites I given that they are mentioned in Meresankh's mastaba. She is never explicitly cal ...

, daughter of King

Khufu Khufu or Cheops was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC). Khufu succeeded his father Sneferu as king. He is generally accepted as having c ...

. Djaty's sisters were

Nefertkau III Nefertkau III was an ancient Egyptian princess. She lived during the 4th Dynasty. She was possibly a daughter of Meresankh II and Horbaef. If so, she was a granddaughter of King Khufu. Baud has proposed that Nefertkau was a daughter of Khufu in ...

and

Nebty-tepites Nebty-tepites (''nb.tỉ tp ỉt=s,'' "The two crowns on the head of her father"George A. Reisner. ''A History of the Giza Necropolis III,'' Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 16: The Royal Family of Dynasty Four, page 146) was a Princess of an ...

., pp. 52–61 Because Djaty had the title ''King's son of his body (za-nesut khetef, zꜣ-nswt ẖt .f)'', it is assumed he was a son of one pharaoh. It is known that Meresankh II married a king after death of her first husband

Horbaef Horbaef (also known as Baefhor and Horbaf) was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty. His title was "King’s son". Horbaef was a son of Pharaoh Khufu and an unknown woman. He married his half-sister Meresankh II,Her mother was very lik ...

. This king would be a father of Djaty – either

Djedefre Djedefre (also known as Djedefra and Radjedef – Modern Greek: ) was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He is well known by the Hellenized form of his name Rhatoisēs (Ῥατοίσης) by Manetho. ...

Khafre Khafre (also read as Khafra and gr, Χεφρήν Khephren or Chephren) was an ancient Egyptian King (pharaoh) of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He was the son of Khufu and the successor of Djedefre. According to the ancient histori ...

. On the other hand, Djaty maybe had his title because he was a grandson of Khufu. Djaty was married and had a son Djaty II. It is possible that he had more sons. After his death, Djaty was buried in the tomb known as ''G 7810''. This is a mastaba at

Giza Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah'' arz, الجيزة ' ) is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and fourth-largest city in Africa after Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 9. ...

. In the tomb, his wife and son are depicted. Djaty II is described as the eldest son of Djaty I.

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{{Authority control Princes of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt

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