Former High Priest of Ptah
Khuwyptah |
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Khuwyptah depicted as a boy with his parents |
Burial place | Saqqara |
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Years active | c. 2480 BC |
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Spouse | Tjentety |
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Parent(s) | Kanefer Tjentety |
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Khuwyptah (fl. c. 2470 BC) was a High Priest of Ptah in Memphis around the reign of Neferirkare Kakai in the 5th Dynasty.
Khuwyptah was the son of Kanefer and Tjentety.
A statue group of Kanefer, his wife Tjentety and their son Khuwyptah is in the Kimbell Art Museum. Khuwyptah is shown leaning against his father's right leg.[1]
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