Heqaib
Heqaib, also Hekaib or Hekayeb, was an ancient Egyptian nomarch of the 1st nomos of Upper Egypt ("Land of the Bow") under king Pepi II Neferkare, towards the end of the 6th dynasty. He was also an officer in charge of military expeditions.
Biography
His real name was Pepinakht (ppjj-nḫt - "[King] Pepi is strong"). As officer, he led at least three expeditions. All of these are registered on the facade of his tomb at Qubbet el-Hawa (near Aswan), after a long list of his titles.
In the first expedition, Pepinakht led a surprise attack in the lands of Wawat and Irthet, slaying many warriors and taking many prisoners to the court of the pharaoh. Then, he was sent back to the same places (second expedition) where he captured some chieftains, and also brought back a booty.
For his third expedition, Pepinakht was instructed to bring back the corpse of Enenkhet; he was an expedition leader in charge to build a ship to reach the Land of Punt, but he was attacked and killed along with his escort by the "sand dwellers".
Pepinakht's autobiography abruptly ends while he was attacking the "sand dwellers". However, it's very likely that he was able to accomplish even this mission. His capabilities and charisma earned him the nickname Heqaib (ḥq3-ỉb - "He who controls his heart") and then, after his death, his divinization.
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Where You Belong
by: HuckapooYou stand, apart.
Alone, you are,
Working on your masterpiece.
They laugh, they stare.
No one, would dare,
Invite you to hang out with them.
Look around,
Know where to go-o-o.
It gets you down
''cause you'd just like to know,
CHORUS:
Where you belong.
Just lookn' for the place
That you fit in.
You're too cool, too wierd,
It's always something.
Try hard,
But you can't seem to get there.
Where you belong.
So what, so what,
If you're different.
It's what you is,
Not what you isn't.
Someday, it'll be so clear.
You dress, in black.
Head full, of facts,
Of every single apediar.
I'm blown, away,
With what, you say.
I love the way you look at things.
Don't take it all so hard.
It seems to me you're not so very far,
CHORUS
Just gotta be happy with in yourself.
No use tryn' to be somebody else.
Everyone's just trying to find the place,
CHORUS X2
Somewhere, where you belong.