Djehuty

Djehuty was an Egyptian ruler of the Sixteenth Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period, based at Thebes in Upper Egypt. He ruled for approximately three years, conventionally dated from around 1650 to 1647 BC, with an uncertainty of about twenty-five years. He held authority over a modest southern territory while the delta and northern lands remained under Hyksos control.

Very little documentation survives to illustrate the political events of his short reign. Southern Egypt at this time was poor and isolated, with local dynasts struggling to maintain regional stability and economic resources. His principal queen was Mentuhotep, whose burial goods survived into modern times.

Djehuty is known to Egyptologists through fragmentary inscriptions, including blocks found at Edfu and architectural traces in the Theban necropolis. A damaged tomb at Dra Abu el-Naga is commonly linked to him or his royal household, though the attribution has generated scholarly debate.

Monuments

• Dra Abu el-Naga
• Edfu

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