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VII. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
Simpson, William Kelly. "VII. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES". The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003, pp. 399-428. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300128567-010
Simpson, W. (2003). VII. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES. In The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry (pp. 399-428). New Haven: Yale University Press. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300128567-010
Simpson, W. 2003. VII. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES. The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry. New Haven: Yale University Press, pp. 399-428. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300128567-010
Simpson, William Kelly. "VII. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES" In The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry, 399-428. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300128567-010
Simpson W. VII. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES. In: The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry. New Haven: Yale University Press; 2003. p.399-428. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300128567-010
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Autobiography of Harkhuf
Tomb inscription from ancient Egypt
The Autobiography of Harkhuf is a private tomb inscription from ancient Egypt. It is significant in Egyptology as one of the two most important, and the most famous, autobiographical inscriptions of Old Kingdom officials.[1]
His name sometimes spelled as Herkhuf, Horkhuf, or Hirkhuf, all that is known of his life comes from the inscriptions in his tomb at Qubbet el-Hawa on the west bank of the Nile at Aswan, near the First Cataract of the Nile. He was a native of Elephantine. Harkhuf served under kings Merenre I, fourth king of the 6th Dynasty (ca. 2255–2246 B.C.),[2] and Pepi II, the last powerful king of the 6th Dynasty (ca. 2246–2152 B.C.).[2] He was appointed governor of Upper Egypt. His primary business was trade with Nubia,[3] forging political bonds with local leaders,[3] and preparing the ground for an Egyptian expansion into Nubia. He led four major expeditions to Nubia. His written account of these expeditions is the most important source for Egypt's relations with Nubia at this time.[1] On the last expedition, he brought back with him what his correspondence with the young pharaoh Pepi II referred to as a dwarf, apparently a pygmy.&#