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Heqanakht letters
The Heqanakht letters, also called the Hekanakht papyri, are hieratic papyri written by the funerary priest Heqanakht around 1957–1954 BCE, offering an unparalleled picture of a middle-class Egyptian family's daily life and economy.
Herakleopolitan dynasty (Dynasties 9 and 10)
The Herakleopolitan dynasty, the Ninth and Tenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt, ruled Lower Egypt from Herakleopolis during the First Intermediate Period until Mentuhotep II of Thebes overthrew it.
Herakleopolitan stelae
The Herakleopolitan stelae are funerary stelae and false doors commemorating officials of late Old Kingdom and Herakleopolitan Period Egypt, found chiefly in the Memphite necropolis and named for the dynasty at Heracleopolis.
Herakleopolitan–Theban war
The Herakleopolitan–Theban war, also called the War between Herakleopolis and Thebes, was a roughly century-long civil conflict of Egypt's First Intermediate Period, ending in Theban victory under Mentuhotep II.
Heribre
Heribre, also written Heribra, was a pharaoh of Egypt's Fourteenth Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period, known only from the Turin King List, compiled under Ramesses II.
Herihor
Herihor was High Priest of Amun at Karnak at the end of Egypt's 20th Dynasty, who accumulated the offices of vizier, viceroy of Nubia, and army commander before depicting himself as king.
Hermopolis Aramaic papyri
The Hermopolis Aramaic papyri are eight private family letters in Aramaic, found intact and unopened at Hermopolis, Egypt, in 1945 and dated to the late 6th or early 5th century BC.
Herneith
Herneith was a royal woman of Egypt's First Dynasty, thought to have been the wife of king Djer and buried in a large mastaba at Saqqara.
Hesunebef
Hesunebef, also written Hesysunebef, was a workman and Deputy of the royal tomb-builders' village of Deir el-Medina in Egypt's 20th Dynasty, c. 1190 BC; a former slave, he was adopted by the foreman Neferhotep.
Hesy-Ra
Hesy-Ra, also rendered Hesire or Hesyre, was a high official of Egypt's Third Dynasty who served King Djoser around 2650 BC and is the earliest recorded individual associated with dentistry.
Hetepheres I
Hetepheres I was a queen of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, wife of Sneferu and mother of Khufu, whose hidden burial chamber at Giza, found in 1925, held gilded furniture and an empty sarcophagus.
Hetepheres II
Hetepheres II was a royal woman of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, daughter of King Khufu, wife of Prince Kawab, and mother of Meresankh III, known from tombs at Giza.
Hetephernebti
Hetephernebti, also spelled Hetephernebty, was a queen of Egypt's Third Dynasty, the wife of King Djoser, attested on boundary stones at Saqqara and a relief from Heliopolis.
Hetepti (king's mother)
Hetepti was an Egyptian royal woman of the late Twelfth Dynasty, known as the mother of King Amenemhat IV and attested by a single inscription at Medinet Madi.
High Priest of Amun
The High Priest of Amun, titled First Prophet of Amun, headed the Amun clergy at Karnak in Thebes; by the 21st Dynasty the office became hereditary and quasi-royal.
High Priest of Osiris
The High Priest of Osiris headed the clergy of the god Osiris at Abydos, Egypt, attested chiefly in the New Kingdom under Wenennefer and his family.
High Priest of Ptah
The High Priest of Ptah, also called Chief Priest of Ptah, headed the clergy of the god Ptah at Memphis, holding office from the 3rd Dynasty into Roman rule.
High Priest of Ra
The High Priest of Ra, known in Egyptian as wr-mꜣw Iwnw, "Greatest of Seers of Heliopolis", was the chief priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis.
High Steward of Egypt
The High Steward of Egypt was a senior court official, written ỉmy-r pr wr, who managed the estates supplying the palace with food from the Middle Kingdom onward.
Hippalus (admiral)
Hippalus, also spelled Hippalos, is a navigator credited by the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea with first sailing straight to India on the monsoon winds.
Hittite attack on Amki
The Hittite attack on Amki, also Amqa or Amqu, was a raid by King Suppiluliuma I on the Egyptian borderland of Amqu in the mid-14th century BC.
Hittite–Egyptian royal marriage
The Hittite–Egyptian royal marriage, negotiated largely by Queen Puduhepa, married Ramesses II to Maathorneferure, daughter of Hattusili III, in 1245 BC, about thirteen years after their peace treaty.
Hor (overseer of the treasury)
Hor was a high steward, a leading court official, under the 12th Dynasty king Senusret I, known from a limestone stela from Abydos now in the Louvre.
Hor (pharaoh)
Hor, also known as Hor Awibre, was a pharaoh of Egypt's 13th Dynasty around 1777 BC, known for his shaft tomb at Dahshur and its gilded wooden ka statue.
Hor of Sebennytos
Hor of Sebennytos, also known as Horos, was an Egyptian priest and scribe of the second century BC whose dream records were found at the Serapeum of Memphis.
Horbaef
Horbaef was a prince of ancient Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, a son of King Khufu and husband of the princess Meresankh II, buried at Giza in mastaba G 7420.
Hordjedef
Hordjedef, also written Djedefhor, was a prince of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty and a son of King Khufu, buried at Giza and later famed as a sage credited with a wisdom text.
Horemheb
Horemheb (Djeserkheperure), last pharaoh of Egypt's 18th Dynasty (c. 1323–1295 BC), rose from army commander under Tutankhamun to king after Ay; he issued the Great Edict of legal reform, erased the Amarna period, and appointed Ramesses I his successor.
Horemkhauef
Horemkhauef, also known as Horemkhaef, was a priest and field overseer at Hierakonpolis, known from his painted rock-cut tomb and biographical limestone stela found there in 1934–35.
Hori (High Priest of Osiris)
Hori was High Priest of Osiris at Abydos during the reign of Ramesses II in Dynasty 19, succeeding his father Wenennefer, whose family held the office for generations.