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ANCIENT LUXOR
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who's who of viziers in the old kingdom
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Compiled by Charles Woods |
6th Dynasty -Chronological order |
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sixth dynasty viziers |
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The five Viziers lised below are shown as 6th Dynasty Viziers on the London College Digitalegypt website
PTAHHOTEP TJEFI
KHNUMNETI
KAGEMNI MEMI
MEREF-NEBEF
NEFERSESESHEMRE |
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| Name: |
MEHU c.2375 |
| Position |
c.2375-2345 and Teti the lst king of 6th Dynasty c.2345-2323 who provided himself with a stone pyramid at Saqqara LXXX |
| Sons |
Hetepka |
| Titles |
Chief Minister under k.Unas, and Vizier to k.Teti |
| Special Note |
One of the chambers in Mehu’s tomb usurped by Meryeankh, Supervisor of Prophets for the pyramid of k. Pepy I, and used for his own offerings chamber. Mehu may have been related to k. Unas and also possibly Kagemni |
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| Name: |
MERERUKA (alt. Men) c. 2345-2323, |
| Position |
time of k.Teti (circ.2345-2323 and owner of stone pyramid at Saqqare LXXX) |
| Tomb |
Mastaba tomb at Saqqara, |
| Wife |
Princess Watetkhetor (alt. Sesheshet). She was the daughter of k. Teti. |
| Father/Mother |
Mother: Tiyet. |
| . Father-in- law |
Possibly k. Teti. |
| Brothers |
9 brothers are named in his tomb including Ihy. |
| Sons |
Meriteti (eldest) Khenti, Apref, Khenu, Nefer, Memi(possibly the same as Pepyankh). |
| Daughters |
at least one daughter, but the name lost. |
| Titles |
Vizier, Governor of Memphis, Chief Justice, Scribe of the Divine books, Inspector of Prophets, High Priest of Re etc. |
| Special Note |
Mereruka built and extension on his own mastaba for his wife and eldest son Meriteti. Succeeded Kagemni as vizier. |
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ANKHMAHOR/Sesi, c.2345-2181 |
| Position |
the time of mid k.Teti (circa. 2345-2323) and k.Pepy I (c.2278-2184 and owner of stone pyramid at S. Saqqara LXXXVI) |
| Tomb |
owner of tomb at Saqqara, (incorrectly known as tomb of the Physicians) |
| Titles |
Vizier, Overseer of the Great House, First under the King, Ka Priest, etc. |
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Special Note Pepy I |
Pepy I probably ascended the throne as a child during a time of problems with Egypt’s internal affairs during the 6th Dynasty. According to Manetho, it seems the previous king, Teti, was assassinated. It appears that Pepy’s life at times was challenged. According to Weni, one of his Chief Ministers, a harem plot was hatched by one of his wives and her son. Nevertheless, the plot failed, and Pepy reigned for more than forty years. He was succeeded on the throne by his eldest son, Mencaure, followed by his next son, Pepy II. |
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| Name: |
INUMIN, c. |
| Position |
end of k.Teti 2345-2323 to Pepy I 2278-2184. |
| Titles |
Vizier. |
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| Name: |
KAAPER, c. |
| Position |
end of k. Teti 2345-2323 to Pepy I 2278-2184. |
| Special Note |
possibly the last Vizier under Teti, and possibly early Pepy I. |
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| Name: |
KHENTIKA c. |
| Position |
end of k. Teti 2345-2323 to Pepy I 2278-2184. |
| Special Note |
the Last Vizier under Teti and possibly early Pepy I. |
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end of old kingdom or later |
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The following three Viziers are listed on the London College Digitalegypt website for the end of the Old Kingdom or Later
WERKAUBA IKU
TETI
KAINEFER
TJETJU |
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VIZIERS OF THE FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD |
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| Name: |
HERWY (Akhmim) |
| Titles |
Vizier |
| Special Note |
Listed London College Digitalegypt website |
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| Name: |
IUU (alt.Iww) c. 2190 |
| Position |
Time of the end of Pepy I 2278-2184 and possibly also under k. Merenre I c.2287-2278 |
| Tomb |
buried at Abydos. |
| Titles |
Vizier; Overseer of the Scribes of the King’s documents; He of the Curtain, etc. |
| Special Note |
Vizier end of Pepy I’s reign and possibly under k.Merenre I. He was devoted to the god Anubis. |
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| Name: |
IDI (Abydos) |
| Titles |
Vizier |
| Special Note |
Listed London College Digitalegypt website |
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| Name: |
WENI (alt.Uni) |
| Position |
circa. The time of Pepy I 2278-2184 the owner of a stone pyrmid at S. Saqqara LXXXVI |
| Tomb |
owner of huge mastaba tomb at Abydos (alt.Nefer Nekhet Mery-Re) |
| Father/Mother |
appears to be Iuu the previous Vizier according to an inscription at Abydos. |
| Titles |
Vizier, True Governor of Upper Egypt. Chamberlain, Judge, Count.etc. |
| Special Note |
he is known from the famous autobiographical text of Weni the Elder. His career spanned three kings, Teti, Pepy I and Merenre (Nemtyemzaf) |
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| Name: |
PEPYNAKHT (Abydos) |
| Titles |
Vizier |
| Special Note |
Listed London College Digitalegypt website |
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| Name: |
ANKHPEPY HERY-IB (MEIR) |
| Titles |
Vizier |
| Special Note |
Listed London College Digitalegypt website |
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| Name: |
HEMRE, izi (Deir el Gebrawi) |
| Titles |
Vizier |
| Special Note |
Listed London College Digitalegypt website |
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| Name: |
HENQU, iy….f (Deir el Gebrawi) |
| Titles |
Vizier |
| Special Note |
Listed London College Digitalegypt website |
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| Name: |
DJAU |
| Position |
circa the time of k.Pepy II c.2278-2184 and k. Merenre c. 2287-2278 |
| Sisters |
Queen Ankhesenpepi I (alt.Ankhesenmerire) and Queen Ankhesenpepi II (alt. Ankhesenmerire) Both queens of Pepy I with the same name. |
| Uncles |
k. Pepy II. and k. Merenre I. |
| Titles |
Vizier. |
| Special Note |
He may be identical to Idi I and Idi II. It is possible there were two Viziers, one was an uncle of Pepy II (Idi I) and the other dates to the end of Pepy II’s reign (Idi II). Two of his sisters had the same name and both were married to Pepi 1 |
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| Name: |
SHEMAY |
| Position |
circa time of k. Neferkahor (birth name unknown, date and length of reign uncertain, but 8th Dynasty.) Before c. 2160. |
| Wife |
: married to the king’s daughter, Nebyet. |
| Sons |
Idy who was appointed Governor of Upper Egypt. |
| Titles |
Hereditary Prince; Mayor of the Pyramid City, Governor of Upper Egypt,; Overseer of the Priests. |
| Special Note |
Known from royal decrees from the Temple of Min at Coptos. |
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| Name: |
IDY, |
| Position |
circa the time of k. Neferkahor (birth name unknown, date and length of reign uncertain, but 8th dynasty) and k. Neferirkare (Pepysonbe) (date and length of reign uncertain, but 8th dynasty) Before c.2160. |
| Father/Mother |
The Vizier Shemay. |
| Titles |
Possibly Vizier; Governor of Upper Egypt. |
| Special Note |
known from royal decrees from the Temple of Min at Coptos. |
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The following Viziers are listed on the London College Digitalegypt website for the Intermediate Period
PTAHHOTEP
TEPEMANKH
TJENTI
MERYTETI
RAWER
MERERI
NEFERSESHEMSESHAT KHENU
ZEZI
IDU NEFER
ANKHMERYRE
KHENU
IHYKHENET
KAIHOTEP
MERYREIAM
MERYREMERYANKHPTAH
SABUPTAH IBEBI
SHENAY
NEBKAUHER IDU
KHABAUKHNUM BIU
NYHABSEDNEFERKARE
FEFI
UNASANKH
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This is the end of the viziers in this period. The next period is the 11th Dynasty which comes under the visiers of the Middle Kingdom. |
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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
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