The Autobiography of Harkhuf is a private tomb inscription from ancient Egypt. It is significant in Egyptology as one of the two most important, and the most famous, autobiographical inscriptions of Old Kingdom officials.
Harkhuf in a relief from his tomb at Qubbet el-Hawa.
Qubbet el-Hawa or "Dome of the Wind" is a site on the western bank of the Nile, opposite Aswan, that serves as the resting place of ancient nobles and priests from the Old and Middle Kingdoms of ancient Egypt. The necropolis in use from the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt until the Roman Period.
Qubbet el-Hawa
The tomb of Harkhuf and other tombs on the Qubbet el-Hawa
Qubbet el-Hawa Sarenput II. 08