The Overseer of the Treasury Djehuty in TT 11, Speos Artemidos, and Deir el-Bahari

Abstract

Djehuty, the “overseer of the treasury” and “overseer of works” during the joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, took an active role on contemporary royal projects, as would be expected. The inscriptions and scenes in his tomb-chapel, TT 11, refer to the specific projects that he supervised and the responsibilities he assumed. Some of the roles that he exerted can be discerned in the royal monuments themselves, notably his involvement in the refurbishment and embellishment of a number of local temples in Middle Egypt, as well as the reckoning of the marvels from Punt that arrived in Thebes in year 9. Djehuty’s engagement in these endeavours connects TT 11 with Hatshepsut’s temples at Speos Artemidos and Deir el-Bahari, where private and royal spheres were brought together in the composition of monumental inscriptions and scenes.