lists Djedefptah as succeeding Shepseskhaf and ruling
only two years. MANETHOalso credits him with a reign,
but no documentation is available.
Djedhorbes(fl. fifth century B.C.E.) Prince of the Per-
sian Twenty-seventh Dynasty (525–404 B.C.E.)
He was the son of Artjam, a Persian royal official. A
funerary STELAerected for Djedhorbes was inscribed in
hieroglyphs. On the stela, Djedhorbes is depicted with
the god ANUBISand a sun disk. Such mortuary symbols
represent the adoption of Egyptian funerary rituals by
this foreign family.
Djedi (Djedamankh)(fl. 26th century B.C.E.) Official
magician of the Fourth Dynasty
He served SNEFRU (r. 2575–2551 B.C.E.) and KHUFU
(Cheops; r. 2551–2528 B.C.E.) as court physician and as
a magician of some note. Djedi apparently was intro-
duced to these rulers by Prince Djedefhor, who had some
skills in magic. The magician reached the age of 101. His
diet was recorded as the daily consumption of 500 loaves
of bread, a side of beef, and 100 jugs of beer. Djedi pre-
dicted the rulers of the Fifth Dynasty. He reportedly
could replace the decapitated heads of animals and
refused to attempt the same feat on a human. While sail-
ing with the court on the Nile, Djedi parted the waters so
that the servants could retrieve a bracelet from the
riverbed.
Djedji (Tjetji)(fl. 21st century B.C.E.) Courtier of the
Eleventh Dynasty
He served INYOTEF II(r. 2118–2069 B.C.E.)of that royal
line. Djedji’s mortuary STELA, found at THEBES, is one of
the ancient world’s most complete biographical texts. The
inscriptions include complimentaryaccounts of his life
but also provide in-depth descriptions of the Theban
royal affairs.
Djedmutesankh(fl. ninth century B.C.E.) Royal woman
of the Twenty-second Dynasty
She was a consort of OSORKON II(r. 883–855 B.C.E.)
and the mother of TAKELOT IIand Prince NIMLOT(3).
Queen KAROMANA (4) was also the daughter of
Djedmutesankh.
Djehor(fl. fourth century B.C.E.)Famous healer of Athribis
He lived in the reign of PHILIP III ARRHIDAEUS(333–316
B.C.E.). Djehor was able to cure people of the effects of
scorpion stings and snake bites. He made a statue and
endowed it with magical spells. Victims poured water or
wine on the statue, let the liquid run off into a cup, and
then drank it. The spells, thus absorbed, reportedly cured
everyone. Djehor’s statue is now in the Egyptian Museum
in Cairo.
Djehuti (fl. 15th century B.C.E.)Military commander of
the Eighteenth Dynasty
Djehuti served TUTHMOSIS III (r. 1479–1425 B.C.E.) in
campaigns founding the vast empire. He is famous for his
role in the Egyptian assault on the city of JOPPAin mod-
ern Palestine, serving in one of Tuthmosis III’s campaigns.
A captain, Djehuti was sent with a small force to take the
ancient site. He met with a Joppa chief and promised to
defect. Loading troops into panniers placed on donkeys,
Djehuti gained entrance into Joppa. His men sprang from
the panniers and opened the gates to more waiting Egyp-
tians. Djehuti received a golden collar from Tuthmosis III
for this victory. The collar is in the Louvre in Paris. The
tale was possibly the model for the story of Ali Baba and
the Forty Thieves in the Tales of the Arabian Nights.Djehutihotep(fl. 19th century B.C.E.) Official of the
Twelfth Dynasty
He served in the reigns of AMENEMHET II (1929–1892
B.C.E.) and SENWOSRET II(1897–1878 B.C.E.). Djehuti-
hotep was a NOMARCHof the Hare nome, with consider-
able prestige. He accompanied Senwosret II on a military
campaign in Syria and performed other services for the
royal family. He is best remembered, however, for the
reliefs in his tomb at el-BERSHA. These reliefs depict the
transportation of a colossal statue from the quarry at HAT-
NUB. The details of the relief provided insight into the
architectural and construction methods of his period, a
time of vast building projects on the Nile. The statue
weighed more than 60 tons and was hauled on a gigantic
sledge by the Egyptians as part of their CORVÉEobliga-
tions. Other reliefs depict his daughter in elaborate cere-
monial attire.Djehutnufe(fl. 15th century B.C.E.)Official of the Eigh-
teenth Dynasty
He served TUTHMOSIS III(r. 1479–1425 B.C.E.) and AMEN-
HOTEP II(r. 1427–1401 B.C.E.) as a royal scribe and as
overseer of the royal treasury. Djehutnufe erected two
separate tombs on the western shore of THEBES. One
TOMB, quite modest, was probably built in the early stages
of his career. The second, the result of his success, was
elaborate, with depictions of his villa and wealth.Djer (Athothis, Iti)(d. 2870 B.C.E.) Second ruler of the
First Dynasty, ruling from 2920 B.C.E. until his death
He was the successor and son of AHA(Menes) and a
lesser wife, Queen HENT, also called Khenthap. Djer is
translated as “Horus Who Nurtures.” He married
HERNEITH(1) and sired a daughter and a son, DJET, the
royal heir. A physician who wrote medical and anatomi-
cal works, Djer also conducted military campaigns. He
led forces against the Libyans and went as far south as
WADI HALFA. An inscription recounts his capture of a local
chief there. Djer also initiated economic and religious102 Djedhorbes