Rahotep seem to be attested at
Abydos and
Coptos.
Abydos BM EA 833 A limestone stele which shows Rahotep making an offering to
Osiris for two deceased, an officer and a priest. The stela appears to have been made at a workshop at Abydos. Other stelae produced by this workshop belong to king
Sekhemrekhutawy Pantjeny and king
Wepwawetemsaf. All three kings reigned therefore quite close in time.
Coptos Petrie Museum UC 14327 Rahotep is known from a stele found at
Coptos reporting the restoration of the temple of
Min. The stele reads:
Bow of King's Son Ameny Rahotep is mentioned on a bow of a king's son Ameny dedicated to "
the service of Min in all his feasts" at Coptos.
Non-Contemporary Attestations Karnak King List In the Thutmosid Period, he is mentioned in the
Karnak King List #48 as "[Sekhem]re Wahkhau" {[sḫm]-rꜤ wꜢḥ-ḫꜤw}, between
Khaankhre Sobekhotep and
Sewahenre Senebmiu.
Turin King List In the Ramesside Period, he is not mentioned in the
Turin King List.
Konsuemheb and the Ghost In the late
New Kingdom tale
Khonsuemheb and the Ghost, the protagonist encounters a ghost who claims to have been in life "
Overseer of the treasuries of king Rahotep". However, the ghost also claims to have died in regnal Year 14 of a later king Mentuhotep. These statements seem to contradict each other since none of Rahotep's successors named
Mentuhotep are known to have reigned for so long, thus making the identification of both these kings problematic. ==Theories==