Ancient Egyptian official depicted in wooden statue
Closeup of Kaaper's statue CG 34
Kaaper[1] or Ka’aper,[2] also commonly known as Sheikh el-Beled, was an ancient Egyptian scribe and priest who lived between the late 4th Dynasty and the early 5th Dynasty (around 2500 BCE).[2] Despite his rank not being among the highest, he is well-known due to his famously fine wooden statue.
Statue of Kaaper's wife CG 33
^Sourouzian, Hourig (2010). "Old Kingdom Sculpture". In Lloyd, Alan B. (ed.). A Companion to Ancient Egypt, Volume I. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-5598-4., pp. 874-5
^ abRice, Michael (1999). Who's Who in Ancient Egypt. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-203-44328-4., pp. 86-7
Kaaper or Ka’aper, also commonly known as Sheikh el-Beled, was an ancient Egyptian scribe and priest who lived between the late 4th Dynasty and the early...
Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Rahotep and Nofret statues at Cairo museum Kaaper around 2500 BC Majordomo Keki statue,6th dynasty at Louvre museum. Grimal...
Name Main title Dynasty Date Comment Kaaper Priest 4th-5th Dynasty fl. 25th-26th century BC Also called Sheikh el-Beled, he was a priest and scribe known...
circa 2613-2494 BC; Egyptian museum at Cairo Wooden statue of the scribe Kaaper; c. 2450 BC; wood, copper and rock crystal; height: 1.1 m; from Saqqara;...
Fifth-Dynasty official Sekhemka and his presumed spouse Henutsen the tomb of Kaaper (architect and priest, early Fifth Dynasty) the tomb of Rahotep (priest...
reliefs suggest that guenons literally assisted their keepers: in the tomb of Kaaper a unique relief depicts a dwarf and his guenon, as they both specify the...
Stone-Mastaba Djati King's son Late IV or early Dynasty V G 7814 Rock-cut tomb Kaaper V – Dynasty VI G 7815 Rock-cut tomb Hapennebti V – Dynasty VI G 7820 Stone-Mastaba...
acquaintance Late Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6 G 1038 Stone and rubble mastaba Kaaper Royal acquaintance, Scribe Wife: Insen G 1039 Stone mastaba Possibly Mertash...
Irénakhti, Méréri, Mérou, Ournou, the judge Iries and the administrator Kaaper. For some, the decoration of the tombs remains unfinished, for others only...
for a princess was found by Borchardt, and an ear possibly belonging to Kaaper was found in his tomb. Most of the reserve heads come from Giza. The reserve...
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