Wahtye

Wahtye (fl. 25th-century BC) was a high-ranking priest and official who served under King Neferirkare Kakai during the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt.

Tomb

In November 2018, it was announced that his tomb had been found at the Saqqara necropolis. Inside the tomb were reliefs of Wahtye, his wife Weret Ptah, and his mother, Merit Meen. The tomb is 10 metres (33 ft) long from north to south, and 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide from east to west.[1][2][3] It contains four shafts and was built circa 2415–2405 BC. Wahtye and his family are buried but not all of them in wooden sarcophagi. The tomb has an inscription about Wahtye: "Wahtye, Purified priest to the King, Overseer of the Divine Estate, overseer of the Sacred Boat, Revered with the great God, Wahtye".[4] Inspecting the bones' structure, the archeologists found that his bones are distended indicating that he had a disease. One hypothesis by Amira Shahin, professor of rheumatology at Cairo University is that he had malaria.[4][5]

Life

The names of members of Wahtye's family inscribed in his tomb included those of his mother Meretmin, his wife Weretptah, his sons Seshemnefer, Kaiemakhnetjer, Sebaib and a daughter named Seket.[6]

Documentary

On 28 October 2020, Netflix premiered a two-hour documentary about the discovery of Wahtye's tomb called Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb.[7][8]

References
  1. Williams, A. R. (December 17, 2018). "Untouched 4,400-year-old tomb discovered at Saqqara, Egypt". National Geographic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  2. "Egypt tomb: Saqqara 'one of a kind' discovery revealed". BBC News. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. Daragahi, Borzou (December 17, 2018). "Untouched 'one-of-a-kind' ancient tomb belonging to 'divine inspector' uncovered in Egypt". The Independent. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  4. "Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. Hoare, Callum (2020-10-27). "Egypt bombshell: 4,500-year-old Saqqara mummy bone analysis 'could change ancient history'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. "A report on the excavation of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in the sacred animal necropolis at the Bubasteion in Saqqara". Pražské egyptologické studie (23): 83–91. 2019. ISSN 1214-3189.
  7. "'Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb' on Netflix Delivers Real-Life Mummies for Halloween". Decider. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  8. "Video: Netflix to release new documentary 'Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb' on October 28". Egypt Independent. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

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