Idu () was an official during the Sixth Dynasty, buried in Giza East Field, tomb G7102. He probably lived and served during the reign of Pepi I. He is the father of Qar whose tomb is nearby and Bendjet, buried in G7215.
Tomb Idu lies in cemetery G7000, east of the related tomb of Qar. The mastaba exterior superstructure has disappeared.
Family The tomb depicts several members of his family:
Wife: Meretyotes. Note than this woman is not the mother of Qar (G7101). Daughters: Bendjet (identified as the owner of G7215), Iry Sons: Qar, Idu, and Hemi
Dependents Several dependents of Qar were also represented with their most relevant titles:
Indifiyni, steward (imy-rȝ pr). Isi, scribe (zš). idu, Ka servant (ḥm-kȝ). Idu, Ankhenf, Ka servant. Pehen-Path, scribe, inspector of the Ka servants (zš, sḥḏ ḥm(w)-kȝ). Nykhety, steward (wdpw).Nefermenekhet, singer (ḥst). Nekhet, scribe, steward. Qar, steward. Tidui, steward.
Titles His titles were: +TitleTranslationIndex Jonesiwn knmwtsupport of knmwt22imy-rȝ wp(w)t ḥtp(w)t-nṯr m prwyoverseer of the distribution of divine offerings in the two houses403imy-rȝ ḥwt-wrtoverseer of the great court/Hall of Justice628imy-rȝ zš(w) mrtoverseer of the scribes of the meret-serfs795wḏˁ-mdwdeterminer of disputes1507mdw rḫytstaff of the rekhyet-people1698ḥm-nṯr Mȝˁtpriest of Ma't1930ḥry-sštȝ n wḏˁ-mdwcounsellor in determining disputes.2252ḫnty-š Mn-nfr-ppyland tenant of the town Pyramid of Pepy I2531ẖry-tp nzwtking's liegeman/royal chamberlain2874smȝˁ (n) wḏˁ-mdwone who sets right the judgement3256sḥḏ wˁb(w) ȝḫt-ḫwfwinspector of the priests of Akhet-Khufu3377sḥḏ wˁb(w) Wr-ḫˁ.f-rˁinspector of the priest of (the pyramid), 'Great-is-Khafra'3379zš ˁ(w) (nw) nzwtking's document scribe3057zš ˁ(w) (nw) nzwt ḫft-ḥrking's document scribe in the presence3063zš mrtscribe of the meret-serfs3117
References
External links The Digital Giza at Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences hosts 147 photos of the tomb, most of them taken at the time of the discovery in 1925.