Ipu's Family

In the lower part, Ipu presents offerings to his parents. His father Neferhat, who was a recitation priest of the deceased king Amenhotep II and wab-priestLiterally pure priest, a part-time priestly function with different responsibilities, which included transporting the barque of the god during festivals F. Dunand and C. Zivie-Coche, Gods and men in Egypt. 3000 BCE to 395 CE_ (Cornell, 2004), 103). of Amun, sits behind an offering table. Next to him sits his wife, Tia, the mother of Ipu. Behind Ipu on the right side of the offering table are his wife Nia and their daughter Merit-Re. The other people depicted in this register are also part of Ipu’s family, each well-dressed and holding a flower in their hands.