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Ibi (Egyptian Noble)

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Ibi
Chief steward of the God's Wife of Amun
Detail of the sarcophagus lid of Ibi. Museo Egizio, Turin.
Dynasty26th Dynasty
PharaohPsamtik I
BurialEl-Assasif, TT36
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Ibi
in hieroglyphs
Era: Late Period
(664–332 BC)

The ancient Egyptian noble Ibi (sometime transliterated as Aba or Abe) was chief steward of the God's Wife of Amun, Nitocris I, during the reign of the 26th Dynasty pharaoh Psamtik I.[1]

He was buried in a large tomb, TT36, located in the El-Assasif district of the Theban Necropolis, opposite Luxor, in Egypt.[2] His sarcophagus lid is exhibited in the Museo Egizio of Turin, Italy.

References

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  1. ^ Rice, Michael (1999). Who's Who in Ancient Egypt. Routledge. p. 74.
  2. ^ Baikie, James (1932). Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley. Methuen. pp. 564–566.