Thanks to several clay seal impressions found in Hesire's tomb, it is today known that this high official lived and worked during the reign of king (
pharaoh)
Djoser and maybe also under king
Sekhemkhet.
Titles As a high-ranking official and priest, Hesire bore several elite and pious titularies: •
Confidant of the king (Egyptian:
Rekh-neswt). •
Great one of the "ten of Upper Egypt" (Egyptian:
Wer-medi-shemaw). •
Great one of Peh (Egyptian:
Wer-Peh). •
Great one of the dentists (Egyptian:
Wer-ibeḥ-senjw). •
Elder of the "Qed-hetep" (Egyptian:
Semsw-qed-hetep). •
Chief of the scribes (Egyptian:
Medjeh-seschjw). •
Brother of Min (Egyptian:
Sen-Min). •
Magician of Mehit (Egyptian:
Hem-ḥeka-Meḥit). The most debated title amongst Hesire's many rather unique titles is
Wer-ibeḥ-senjw, which can be translated in many ways:
ibeh can be translated as either "dentition" or "ivory", and
Senjw as "arrows", "cutters" and/or "physicians"; thus, the full title
Wer-ibeḥ-senjw can either be translated as "Great one of the ivory cutters" or as "Great one of the dentists". If the former translation is correct, Hesy-Ra was a professional ivory-cutter and artist - a profession that was fairly common and already attested in early dynastic inscriptions. If the latter translation is correct, Hesy-Ra would be the first person in Egyptian history to be officially entitled as an occupational dentist. File:Ägyptisches Museum Kairo 2019-11-09 Hesire 05.jpg|The portraits of Hesire File:Ägyptisches Museum Kairo 2019-11-09 Hesire 06.jpg|from different File:Ägyptisches Museum Kairo 2019-11-09 Hesire 07.jpg|stages of age The wall paintings discovered inside and outside his tomb are in black, white, yellow, green and red. The figures include
rhomboids, stripes and a green-yellowish reed mat imitation. The paintings were in such a good state when found, that the excavators decided to fill the painted corridors with high quality rubble in attempt to preserve the colors. Close-by reliefs reportedly depict daily utensils and even game accessories, such as
Mehen game boards and a
Senet play set.
Khabawsokar,
Pehernefer and
Metjen, who were also holding office under
Huni and
Sneferu. All their tomb inscriptions reveal that the time of both kings must have been a very prosperous one, as both economy and office administration flourished. == Tomb ==