Imiseba was an
ancient Egyptian official of the 19th Dynasty in the
Ramesside Period
The Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XX, alternatively 20th Dynasty or Dynasty 20) is the third and last dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom period, lasting from 1189 BC to 1077 BC. The 19th and 20th Dynasties furthermore togeth ...
. He is mainly known from his decorated rock cut chapel at
Lepidotonpolis
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(modern El Mashayikh). He had several important titles, including ''true scribe of the lord of the two lands'' and ''chief archivist of the lord of the two lands''. These are evidently important functions at the royal court. The ''lord of the two lands'' was the king. Perhaps later in his career he took over some functions in the temple administration. He became ''high steward in the domain of
Khonsu
Khonsu ( egy, ḫnsw; also transliterated Chonsu, Khensu, Khons, Chons or Khonshu; cop, Ϣⲟⲛⲥ, Shons) is the ancient Egyptian god of the Moon. His name means "traveller", and this may relate to the perceived nightly travel of the Moon a ...
'' and ''high steward of Khons''.
Several sons are named in the tomb chapel, but the names of his wife and of his parents did not survive. His tomb is cut into the local rocks. There is a chapel consisting of one room that is fully decorated with reliefs showing Imiseba in several underworld scenes. There is also the depiction of a poultry farm. This is so far a unique scene for an Ancient Egyptian tomb chapel.
[Ockinga, al Masri: ''Two Ramesside Tombs at El Mashayikh'' Part 2, pp. 44-45; plates 54-55] The underground parts of the tomb are quite big and consist of several rooms. They were most likely used for Imiseba, but also for family members.
See also
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List of ancient Egyptian scribes
This is a list of Egyptian scribes, almost exclusively from the ancient Egyptian periods.
The hieroglyph used to signify the scribe, ''to write'', and ''"writings"'', etc., is Gardiner sign Y3, Y3 from the category of: 'writings, games, & mus ...
References
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Officials of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
Ancient Egyptian scribes