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who's who of viziers in the new kingdom
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Compiled by Charles Woods |
20th and 21st Dynasty -Chronological order |
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20th dynasty |
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| Name: |
HEWERNEF |
| Position |
c.1184 from the time of Ramesses III (c.1184-1153 KV11) |
| Titles |
Northern Vizier |
| Special Note |
Poss. Succeeded by the Vizier To in year 29. |
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| Name: |
TO (alt. Ta) |
| Position |
c.1184 - Time of Ramesses III (c.1184-1153 KV11) |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier. |
| Special Note |
Known from a letter of complaint to the Vizier To from the scribe Neferhotep. |
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| Name: |
NEHY |
| Position |
poss. c. 1184 about the time of Ramesses III (c.1184-1153) or maybe Ramesses IV (c.1153-1147) |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier |
| Special Note |
mentioned by Kitchen. |
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| Name: |
MENTEHETEF (alt. Montu-hir-hetef) |
| Position |
c. 1126- about the time of Ramesses IX (c.1126-1108 KV6) |
| Sons |
Wennefer. |
| Titles |
Vizier. |
| Special Note |
Known from an inscription at the rear of the Montu temple at Karnak. |
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| Name: |
WENNEFER |
| Position |
c.1126- about the time of Ramesses IX (c.1126-1108 KV6) |
| Father/Mother |
Mentehetef. |
| Titles |
Vizier. |
| Special Note |
Known from an inscription at the rear of the Montu temple at Karnak. |
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| Name: |
NEBMARENAKHT (Alt. Saht-a-nefer) |
| Position |
c.1126 from the time of Ramesses IX(c.1126-1108) to Ramesses XI (c.1097-1069 KV4) |
| Titles |
Vizier. |
| Special Note |
Known from a fragment found in TT293, the tomb of Ramessesnakht(time of Ramesses IV). |
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| Name: |
KHAEMWASET |
| Position |
c.1126- the time of Ramesses IX (c.1126-1108 KV6). |
| Titles |
Vizier. |
| Special Note |
possibly superseded Nebmarenakht. |
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| Name: |
HERIHOR |
| Position |
c.1097 – About the time of Ramesses XI (c.1097-1069 KV4) |
| Wife |
Nodjmet (possibly a sister of Ramesses XI) |
| Sons |
Son or possible son-in-law: Piankh.; Amenemnisu. |
| Grandchildren |
Great Grandson: Psusennes I. |
| Titles |
High Priest of Amun, then Southern Vizier under Ramesses XI. |
| Special Note |
Herihor’s tomb has never been located, but thought to be in the Theban Hills. |
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21st dynasty |
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| Name: |
HERIHOR |
| Position |
c.1069 – About the time of Smendes (Nesbanebdjedet) (c.1069-1043 |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier. |
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| Name: |
PINUDJEM I |
| Position |
c.1070-1030 from about the time of Smendes (Nesbanebdjedet) (c.1069-1043) |
| Wife |
Isetemkheb II |
| Father/Mother |
Father: Piankh. Mother: Hereret. |
| Sons |
Djedkhonsiufankh, Psusennes I, and Masaharta |
| Grandchildren |
Grandson: Pinudjem II (also High Priest of Amun) |
| Titles |
High Priest of Amun; Southern Vizier and General, |
| Special Note |
but from about year 16 of the regnal year of Smendes, Pinudjem assumed all Pharaonic Titles. |
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| Name: |
AMENHIRPAMESHA |
| Position |
c.1043 - about the time of k.Amenemnesu (c.1043-1039) and k.Psusennes I (alt. Pasebakhaenniu) (c.1039-993) |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier, 2nd Prophet of Amun. |
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| Name: |
NESERAMUN |
| Position |
c 978-959, about the time of Siamun (c.978-959) and Psusennes II c.959-945 |
| Wife |
Muthetepi |
| Father/Mother |
Nebneteru (ii) Royal Scribe. |
| Sons |
Nebneteru (iii) Royal Scribe. |
| Titles |
Southern Vizier. |
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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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