Amethu called Ahmose was a
vizier
A vizier (; ar, وزير, wazīr; fa, وزیر, vazīr), or wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the near east. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called ''katib'' (secretary), who was a ...
of
ancient Egypt.
He served during the reign of
Thutmose II and the early years of the reign of
Hatshepsut and
Thutmose III of the
18th Dynasty.
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by Anneke Bart
Family
His wife's name was Ta-Amethu. Their children include the viziers
Useramen
Useramen (also called User, Amenuser, or Useramun) was an ancient Egyptian vizier under pharaohs Hatshepsut and Thutmose III of the 18th Dynasty.
Family
Useramen was the son of the vizier Amethu called Ahmose, who served during the reign of ...
and
Neferweben
Nebweben was an ancient Egyptian vizier of the North under pharaoh Thutmose III of the 18th Dynasty.
Family
Neferweben was the son of vizier Amethu called Ahmose, who served during the reign of Thutmose II and the early years of the combined ...
. Two additional sons are known from
Theban tomb
TT122
The Theban Tomb TT1 is located in Deir el-Medina, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official, Sennedjem and his family.
Description
The tomb was fou ...
: Amenhotep, an Overseer of the Magazine of
Amun
Amun (; also ''Amon'', ''Ammon'', ''Amen''; egy, jmn, reconstructed as (Old Egyptian and early Middle Egyptian) → (later Middle Egyptian) → (Late Egyptian), cop, Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ, Amoun) romanized: ʾmn) was a major ancient Egyptian ...
, and Akheperkare, a prophet of
Montu
Montu was a falcon-god of war in ancient Egyptian religion, an embodiment of the conquering vitality of the pharaoh.Hart, George, ''A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses'', Routledge, 1986, . p. 126. He was particularly worshipped in Upper ...
.
[Porter,B. and Moss R.L.B., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis, Part One: Private Tombs. Second Edition. Griffith Institute. Oxford. 1994]
Amethu called Ahmose and his wife Ta-Amethu also had several grandchildren. The later second prophet of Amun Merymaat was a son of Amenhotep. Vizier
Rekhmire was a son of Neferweben.
Tombs and burial
Amethu called Ahmose was buried in
TT83 in
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
The necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna ( ar, شيخ عبدالقرنة) is located on the West Bank at Thebes in Upper Egypt. It is part of the archaeological area of Deir el-Bahari, and named after the domed tomb of the local saint. This is the mo ...
, Thebes.
References
Viziers of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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