Paser I was the
Viceroy of Kush
The former Kingdom of Kerma in Nubia, was a province of ancient Egypt from the 16th century BCE to eleventh century BCE. During this period, the polity was ruled by a viceroy who reported directly to the Egyptian Pharaoh. It is believed that the ...
during the reigns of
Ay and likely
Horemheb
Horemheb, also spelled Horemhab or Haremhab ( egy, ḥr-m-ḥb, meaning "Horus is in Jubilation") was the last pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, 18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC). He ruled for at least 14 years between 131 ...
. Reisner mentions that the only datable inscriptions for Paser belong to the reign of
Ay. The next known Viceroy however is
Amenemopet
Usermaatre Amenemope was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 21st Dynasty. Ruled during 1001–992 BC or 993–984 BC.
Reign
A probable son of Psusennes I and his queen Mutnedjmet, Amenemope succeeded his purported father's long reign after a p ...
, who is dated to the reign of
Seti I
Menmaatre Seti I (or Sethos I in Greek) was the second pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt during the New Kingdom period, ruling c.1294 or 1290 BC to 1279 BC. He was the son of Ramesses I and Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II.
The ...
. Hence it's possible that Paser I served during the reigns of Ay, Horemheb (and maybe even
Ramesses I
Menpehtyre Ramesses I (or Ramses) was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 19th Dynasty. The dates for his short reign are not completely known but the time-line of late 1292–1290 BC is frequently cited as well as 1295–1294 BC. While Ra ...
?).
[The Viceroys of Ethiopia by George A. Reisner The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 1. (Jan., 1920), pp. 38-39.]
Paser was the son of the Viceroy
Amenhotep called Huy
Amenhotep called Huy was Viceroy of Kush under Tutankhamen. He was the successor of Tuthmosis, who served under Akhenaten. He would later be succeeded by Paser I.
Huy was the son of a lady named Werner. His father is not known. Huy was married ...
, who served during the reign of
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun (, egy, twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn), Egyptological pronunciation Tutankhamen () (), sometimes referred to as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty (ruled ...
. His mother was the Lady
Taemwadjsy.
Paser's titles include: Overseer of the Gold Lands of Amun, King’s Son of Kush, overseer of the Southern Lands. Overseer of the Lands of Amun in Ta-Set, Overseer of the Gold Lands. King's scribe.
Paser I is attested in:
* Gebel es-Shems, a stela of Paser records his name and titles and a small chamber ("petit speos") is dedicated to Paser. The stela is dated to the reign of
Ay.
* Sehel, an inscription mentioning Paser.
* The road from
Assuan
Aswan (, also ; ar, أسوان, ʾAswān ; cop, Ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ ) is a city in Southern Egypt, and is the capital of the Aswan Governorate.
Aswan is a busy market and tourist centre located just north of the Aswan Dam on the east bank of the ...
to
Philae
; ar, فيلة; cop, ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ
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, alt =
, caption = The temple of Isis from Philae at its current location on Agilkia Island in Lake Nasse ...
, an inscription of his son
Amenemopet
Usermaatre Amenemope was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 21st Dynasty. Ruled during 1001–992 BC or 993–984 BC.
Reign
A probable son of Psusennes I and his queen Mutnedjmet, Amenemope succeeded his purported father's long reign after a p ...
mentions Paser.
* A lintel from the temple of Aniba shows Paser adoring the cartouches of
Horemheb
Horemheb, also spelled Horemhab or Haremhab ( egy, ḥr-m-ḥb, meaning "Horus is in Jubilation") was the last pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, 18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC). He ruled for at least 14 years between 131 ...
.
[Cathie Spieser, Les noms du Pharaon comme êtres autonomes au Nouvel Empire,(OBO, 174) Friburg/Göttingen 2000, 191, 295 No 28.]
References
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Viceroys of Kush
Officials of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt