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Butehamun

Ancient Egyptian scribe

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Butehamun (fl. 11th century BC) was an Egyptian scribe born and raised in or around Deir el-Medina during the reign of Ramesses XI, the tenth and final pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. Butehamun was the son of Thutmose (or Dhutmose) of Deir el-Medina, who was also a scribe, and a member of a family of scribes dating back to the early Twentieth Dynasty.

Under the orders of the High Priests of Amun who maintained the temple complex of Karnak in Thebes, Butehamun was involved in the relocation and reburial of royal mummies from the Valley of the Kings to the Royal Cache (TT320). Throughout his life, Butehamun earned several titles, including "Scribe of the Necropolis", "Opener of the Gates of the Necropolis", "Overseer of Works in the House of Eternity", and "Overseer of the Treasuries of the Kings". this view is considered discredited. Butehamun died during the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt.

Home Butehamun's residence was located at Medinet Habu, a site near the foot of the Theban Hills on the west bank of the Nile River. Four columns of the adobe remain, bearing inscriptions and images of the god Amun and the pharaoh Amenhotep I, as well as Amenhotep I's mother, the Great Royal Wife Ahmose-Nefertari. A set of coffins belonging to Butehamun—an outer coffin, an inner coffin, and a "false lid"—were probably

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Butehamun

· Wikidata: Q118876281

· DBpedia: Butehamun

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