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III.102. Rau
Date: New Kingdom
Genealogy: unknown
Tomb: most likely at Thebes
Remains: — funerary cone DM 277
— funerary cone DM 510
Functional titles: wb3 nswt
Jmj-r3 s.tn “tt
Two types of funerary cones (DM 277, DM 510) imply that the burial place of Rau was
located in Thebes and dated to the New Kingdom.” Zenihiro gives the name as Nerau,
however, the n which he counts as the beginning of his name rather belongs to the word
nswt on cone DM 277, moreover, there is no n which could form part of the name on cone
DM 510, thus it is more reasonable to determine the name as Rau. Although he appears
as wb3 nswt ‘royal wb?’ only on cone DM 277, while on cone DM 510 he is identified as
jmj-r3 s.tn “.t t ‘overseer of the storeroom of the bread chamber’, based on the rare oc¬
currence of the name,*” it might be assumed that both cone types belonged to the same
person. The two functional titles indicate that he carried out his duties in the royal
household, in the private service of the king.
III.103. Senemnetjer
Date: New Kingdom
Genealogy: unknown
Tomb: most likely at Thebes
Remains: — funerary cone DM 278
— funerary cone DM 279
Functional title: wb3 nswt
Senemnetjer is also attested on two types of funerary cone (DM 278, DM 279), which
differ from each other only in the design of their matrix, and while the inscription is the
** According to Zenihiro, his tomb is probably on Khokha. Zenihiro, 2009, 130, 200.
§2 Ranke, 1935, 216.