Tjetjy was an

Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

ian treasurer in the Eleventh Dynasty under the kings

Intef II Wahankh Intef II (also Inyotef II and Antef II) (died 2063 BC) was the third ruler of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. He reigned for almost fifty years from 2112 BC to 2063 BC. His capital was located at Thebes ...

and

Intef III Intef III was the third pharaoh of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt during the late First Intermediate Period in the 21st century BC, at a time when Egypt was divided in two kingdoms. The son of his predecessor Intef II and father of his success ...

. He is known from two stelae now in the

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, that most likely originally come from his tomb at Thebes. The texts one of these stelae bears a long biographical inscription providing much evidence for the reigns of these kings and the person of Tjetjy. Tjetjy states that he served king Intef II who ruled Egypt from

Elephantine Elephantine ( ; ; ; ''Elephantíne''; , ) is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. The archaeological site, archaeological digs on the island became a World Heritage Site in 1979, along with other examples of ...

in the South to

Thinis Thinis ( Greek: Θίνις ''Thinis'', Θίς ''This'' ; Egyptian: Tjenu; ; ) was the capital city of pre- unification Upper Egypt. Thinis remains undiscovered but is well attested by ancient writers, including the classical historian Manetho ...

in the North. King Intef II lived in the First Intermediate Period when Egypt was divided into two countries. The stela of Tjetjy provides evidence about the extent of the king's rule. The biography also mentioned that Intef II and was followed by Intef III.Lichtheim 1988, 47 The text often stresses how loyal Tjetjy was to his kings and also provides evidence for the office of the treasurer.

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Ancient Egyptian treasurers Officials of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt