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are variations for the functions described above. It seems certain that Djehuti (I) acquired and bore these titles under the reign of Hatshepsut. The Amun domain had become powerful by the reign of Thutmose I, and during the reign of Hatshepsut it became a dominant element in the role of the favoured officials. The queen, as God’s Wife of Amun herself, was closely connected to the precinct of Amun, and as a result, the officials favoured by her were also connected to the Amun domain either through their position rewarded by promotions or specific tasks assigned to them. By contrast, under Thutmose III the Amun precinct was not as predominant as it had been under Hatshepsut, moreover, it appeared that the king intentionally avoided linking his highest officials to the Amun precinct.** The focal points of the tomb are on the western wall of the transverse hall, on the two sides of the entrance to the axial corridor, where Djehuti (I) is depicted standing before Hatshepsut and Thutmose III on the right and on the left respectively. The inscription of the adoration scene of Hatshepsut represents Djehuti (I), besides wb3 n nswt wb “.wj royal wb3 clean of hands’, in his clerical function as wdn n Jn ‘offerer of Amun and the one /3j ‘hn nb ntr.w ‘who carries the brazier of the lord of the gods’. This fact also supports the theory outlined above that he must have acquired his titles connected to the Amun precinct in the earlier phase of his career, during the reign of the queen. On the other hand, the inscriptions of the canopy scene of Thutmose III add further information on his official advancement: the text identifies him, besides ‘royal wb3’ again, as Smsw nswt hr h3s.wt nb.wt ‘follower of the king in every foreign land’. Considering the military activities of Thutmose III and the fact that in this period the phrase was primarily connected to participating in campaigns,*” it is fair to assume that Djehuti (I) acquired it under the reign of the king, and he may have escorted him on at least one but maybe more of his campaigns, however, there is no information on this matter. It is also very likely that Djehuti (I) was promoted to whmw nswt ‘royal herald’ also by Thutmose III. In spite of the fact that the title was regularly associated with the military it was not rare among the officials who did not belong to this area but served as civil officials in the administration and in the royal court. They might have acted and spoken as the personal agents of the king, on behalf of and with his authority. The holders of the title ‘royal herald’ were in an especially important position in the administration, as well as in society." #% Shirley, 2013, 582-584. 37 Guksch, 1994, 58-59. 8 For further information on the title, see Pardey, 1997, 377-397.
