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who's who of viziers in the new kingdom
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Compiled by Charles Woods |
19th Dynasty -Chronological order |
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| Name: |
SETI c.1295 |
| Position |
time of Ramesses I c 1295-1294 (KV16) |
| Tomb |
(Valley of Kings KV17) |
| Wife |
First wife was Mut-Tuya the daughter of a Chariotry officer. |
| Father/Mother |
Father Ramesses I, Mother The Lady Tiu, the songstress of Re.(as recorded on the 400 year Stela) Otherwise his mother appears to be Sitre, Queen of Ramesses I. |
| Sons |
Ramesses II |
| Daughters |
Tia, Henutmire |
| Titles |
Northern Vizier, Regent, Mayor of the town, Fanbearer on the right of the King, Chief of the Bowmen, Governor of the fortress of Tjarw, Great of the Medjay(royal police) Royal Scribe, Prince, First Prophet of the god Seth, and many more |
| Special Note |
Took the throne as Seti I on the death of his father, Ramesses I. |
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| Name: |
NEBAMUN c.1294 |
| Position |
from the time of Seti I c.1294-1279 (KV.17) |
| Father/Mother |
poss. Father Ramose, Mother, Sheritre. |
| Brothers |
Possibly (listed on Wennufer’s monument) the ‘brother’ of Wennufer, (c.1279-1213) High Priest of Osiris at Abydos who’s father was Mery, his son was Hori, and his grandson, Yuya. The lineage of Nebamun and the time frame seems very unclear. However, ‘brother’ could mean ‘cousin’. |
| Titles |
Northern Vizier |
| Special Note |
mentioned in The Monuments of Seti I, epigraphic, Historical and Art Historical Analysis by Peter James Brand. Possibly also related to the Viziers Rahotep I and Rahotep II. |
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| Name: |
HATIAY. c.1294 |
| Position |
from the time of Seti I c.1294-1279 (KV.17) |
| Titles |
Northern Vizier |
| Special Note |
Inscription from Giza where he is shown with Seti I adoring the Sphinx. May have continued into the reign of Ramesses II. . |
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| Name: |
PASER. c.1294- |
| Position |
from the time of Seti I c.1294-1279(KV17) and Ramesses II c.1279-1213(KV7) |
| Tomb |
(TT106 Sheikh abd el-Qurna) |
| Wife |
The Lady Tiy, Chief of the Harem of Amun. |
| Father/Mother |
father Nebneteru Tenri (called Theri) (High Priest of Amun and sem priest in the temple of Ptah.) and his mother Merytre (chief of the Harem of Amun. Nebneteru (c.1320-1290) was a noble by birth and said to be a descendant of the Heracleopolitan nomarchs who became kings in the 9th and 10th dynasties. Nebneteru himself was the son of a Vizier and Mayor by the name of Neseramu, born of Muthetepti. |
| Grandfather/Grandmother |
By way of his mother, Merytre, his grandfather was Aniy and grandmother Naia. |
| Brothers |
His brother was Tatia, the Steward of the Temple of Maat |
| Titles |
outhern Vizier, Fanbearer to the Right of the King, Festival Leader of Amun, Chief Chamberlain to Seti I, and many more. |
| Special Note |
Paser became Vizier to the South when he was aged 30 during the reign of Seti I, and continued to serve Ramasses II for 25 years. |
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| Name: |
(pa) RAHOTEP (1) c.1279 |
| Position |
time of Ramesses II c.1279-1213 (KV7) |
| Tomb |
(tomb undiscovered but believed to be at Saqqara/Memphis) |
| Father/Mother |
poss. The high Priest of Osiris at Abydos, To, and his wife Maianuy (c.1323-1294). ‘To’ held this position at the time of Horemheb, and effectively created a dynasty of Priests with 5 members of his family becoming High Priests. He was succeeded by his brother in law, Hat in the reign of Seti I who was followed in turn by his son, Mery, who lived into the reign of Ramesses II. The son of Mery was Wennufer (c.1279-1213), the most distinguished member of the family to take the position.. He was followed in turn by his son Hori, and then Yuya his grandson. |
| Brothers |
Rahotep is described on Wennufer’s monument as “brother”. This may not necessarily mean a blood connection, or it could mean ‘cousin’. |
| Titles |
Vizier. |
| Special Note |
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions Volume III gives details of the inscription. |
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| Name: |
RAMESSU |
| Special Note |
. Mentioned as a vizier by Kitchen, but no other details available. |
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| Name: |
(Pa) RAHOTEP (II) c.1279 |
| Position |
from the time of Ramesses II c1279-1213 (KV7 |
| Tomb |
tomb undiscovered but believed to be Saqqara/Memphis |
| Wife |
Huneroy, chief of the Harem of Herishef and daughter of Buia called Katnesu. |
| Father/Mother |
Father, named Pahemnetjer (c1295-1186) the High Priest of Ptah in Memphis. |
| Brothers |
Listed as ‘brother’ of the High Priest of Anhur Minmose. May also have been a relative of Wennufer the High Priest of Osiris at Abydos (c.1279-1213). The word ‘brother’ may mean a religious rather than a blood connection, or may even mean a ‘cousin’. |
| Titles |
Northern Vizier, Fanbearer, High Priest of Re, High Priest of Ptah. |
| Special Note |
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions Vol III. |
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| Name: |
NEHY c.1279 |
| Position |
time of Ramesses II |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier |
| Special Note |
Mentioned by Kitchen. |
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| Name: |
THUTHMOSE c.1279 |
| Position |
time of Ramesses II, |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier |
| Special Note |
Mentioned by Kitchen |
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| Name: |
KHAY c.1279 |
| Position |
time of Ramesses II c.1279-1213 (KV7) |
| Wife |
Yam |
| Father/Mother |
father Hai a troop commander, and mother Nubemniut, a chantress of Amun. |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier. |
| Special Note |
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions, Vol III. |
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| Name: |
NEFERRONPET, c.1225 |
| Position |
the time of last years of Ramesses II c1279-1213 (KV7)possibly during the period when Merenptah was effectively regent. |
| Wife |
the Lady Mutpipu. |
| Father/Mother |
Neferronpet and Qafriati. |
| Sons |
Bakenptah, a “God’s Father”. |
| Daughters |
Inuhayet, Reset, Henutmeter and Tawertkhati. |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier. High Priest of Ptah at Memphis. The last official to ever receive the title “Theban Vizier” |
| Special Note |
Kitchen Ramesside Inscriptions, Vol III. |
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| Name: |
HORI, c.1213 |
| Position |
from the times of Merenptah (c.1213-1203 KV8); Seti II (c.1200-1194 KV15 but moved to KV35); Siptah (c1194-1188 found in KV35); Queen Twosret (c.1188-1186 KV14 but ejected by her successor King Sethnakht); Sethnakht (c.1186-1184 KV14); and Ramesses III (c1184-1153 KV11). |
| Father/Mother |
Father: Hori the High Priest of Ptah at Memphis (c.1225) |
| Grandfather/Grandmother |
Prince Khaemwaset (c.1270 buried with the sacred Apis bulls at Saqqara). Khaemwaset was the 4th son of Ramesses II and Queen Istnofret. Hori’s grandmother may have been the Lady Nubnofret, poss. Khaemwaset’s wife. |
| Titles |
Began his career as Northern Vizier, but then became Southern Vizier. |
| Special Note |
Continued his career to the reign of Ramesses III.. |
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| Name: |
PANEHESY. c.1213- |
| Position |
from the time of Merenptah c.1213-1203 (KV8) |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier. |
| Special Note |
Known from a chapel at the Speos at Gebel el-Silsila. |
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| Name: |
MESSUY, c.1213 |
| Position |
from the time of Merenptah c.1213-1203 (KV8) |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier, and Viceroy of Kush. |
| Special Note |
Possibly became Pharaoh in the name of Amenmesse. |
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| Name: |
AMENMOSE.c.1200-1196 |
| Position |
Served both Seti II (c.1200-1194 KV15) and Amenmesses (c.1203-1200 KV10) |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier, Judge. (acted in the case of Paneb and his stepfather) |
| Special Note |
Possibly removed from office as the request of Paneb to King Amenmesses. |
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| Name: |
KHAEMTERI c.1203 |
| Position |
time of Amenmesse (c.1203-1200 KV10) |
| Titles |
Viceroy of Kush, and then appointed Vizier by Amenmesse. |
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| Name: |
Pa-RA-EMHEB, c.1200 |
| Position |
Time of Seti II (c.1200-1194 KV15 but moved to KV35) |
| Titles |
Vizier. |
| Special Note |
On the death of Amenmesse, the Vizier Khaemteri is replaced by Pa-Ra-emheb, but soon after is replaced by Hori the Northern Vizier. |
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| Name: |
BAY (also known as Ramesse-Khaementeru) c.1194-1188 |
| Position |
from about the time of Queen Twosret (c.1188-1186 buried KV14 but ejected by her successor Sethnakhte founder of the 20th Dynasty) |
| Tomb |
(KV13 but unused) |
| Titles |
Vizier. |
| Special Note |
May have served under Siptah, but is mostly known for his association with Queen Twosret. Possibly considered a Syrian usurper with an eye on the throne. |
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The following Viziers are listed by London College Digitalegypt website as being Viziers of the 19th Dynasty
MY
ITJU (?)
TA
NEBNAKHTRA
WENENNEFER
IRY
MERYSAKHMET
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The following is a summary of our main sources
Michael Rice. “Who’s Who in Ancient Egypt’, Routledge, ISBN 0-415-15449-9
Aidan Dodson: “Monarchs of the Nile” The American University in Cairo Press:ISBN 977-424-600-4
Nicolas Grimal “A History of Ancient Egypt”, Blackwell, ISBN 0-631-19396-0
Donald B. Redford. “Egypt Canaan and Israel in Ancient Times, The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 977-424-322-6.
London College. http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/administration/viziers.html
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions Vol III.
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