Also called Amenhotep Huy, Amenophis son of Hapu.
Their story
Amenhotep son of Hapu was a leading official of Amenhotep III who oversaw great building works, including the colossal statues now called the Colossi of Memnon. Statues of him as a scribe stood at the gates of Karnak, where inscriptions invite people to tell him their prayers so he can pass them to Amun. He was honoured as a sage long after his death, and in the Ptolemaic period he shared a healing sanctuary with Imhotep at Deir el-Bahari.
Best times to give to them
- times of illness
- before an important request
What they like being given
- water
- incense
- bread
- a written request
How to honour them
- Ask him to carry a request to the gods, as people did at his statues in Karnak.
How they can help you
- having a request heard
- healing
- wise advice
Symbols
- seated scribe statue
- papyrus roll
Sources
- Scribe statues of Amenhotep son of Hapu from Karnak
- Wildung, Egyptian Saints: Deification in Pharaonic Egypt
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