Baqet III | |
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Nomarch of the 16th nome of Upper Egypt | |
![]() Outside of the tombs of Baqet III and of his son Khety at Beni Hasan | |
Predecessor | Ramushenti? |
Successor | Khety? |
Dynasty | 11th Dynasty |
Pharaoh | Mentuhotep II |
Father | Ramushenti? |
Children | Khety? |
Burial | Beni Hasan tomb 15 (BH15) |
Baqet III was an ancient Egyptian official and Great Chief of the Oryx nome (the 16th nome of Upper Egypt) during the 11th Dynasty in the 21st century BCE. Apart from the position of governor of the entire nome, Baqet III also held the titles haty-a, treasurer of the king of Lower Egypt, confidential friend, true royal acquaintance, and mayor of Nekheb.[1]
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Baqet[1] in hieroglyphs | ||||
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Era: 1st Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC) | ||||
As a son of his predecessor Ramushenti,[2] he administered the governorate in the city of Men'at Khufu.[3]
Realizing that the fate of the civil war was definitely in favor of the Thebans led by Mentuhotep II, Baqet cunningly broke the long neutrality of his territory and took the Theban side.[3] After his death, his new loyalty allowed him to be succeeded by his probable son Khety and by his descendants until the time of Amenemhat I, when a family turnover took place in the governorship with the installation of Khnumhotep I.[2]