Ankhmare was an ancient Egyptian prince and

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 ...

of the

4th Dynasty The Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty IV) is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Dynasty IV lasted from to 2494 BC. It was a time of peace and prosperity as well as one during which trade with other ...

. His titles include ''king's eldest son of his body'' (''sA-nswt n Xt=f''), as well as ''chief justice'' and ''vizier'' (''smsw tAjtj sAb TAtj''). Ankhmare was a son of Pharaoh Khafre and was named after the god Ra.Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004.

Titles

His titles include:Hassan, Selim. Excavations at Gîza 6: 1934-1935. Part 3: The Mastabas of the Sixth Season and their Description. Cairo: Government Press, 1950.; obtained fro
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* Hereditary prince, count, the eldest King's son of his body * Chief Ritualist of His Father * Chief justice and

* Treasurer of his father, the King of Lower Egypt.

Tomb

Ankhmare's tomb is G 8460, located in the Central Field, which is part of the

Giza Necropolis The Giza pyramid complex ( ar, مجمع أهرامات الجيزة), also called the Giza necropolis, is the site on the Giza Plateau in Greater Cairo, Egypt that includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of M ...

.Giza pyramids by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The entrance leads to a rock-cut chapel. Two pillars divide the chapel into two parts. In the area behind the pillars three burial shafts are dug into the floor. * Shaft no 1350 contained a skeleton. Foot prints of a man and a boy were found in the area around the body. These presumably belonged to the grave robbers who violated the burial chamber in antiquity. * Shaft no 1351 was a simple pit. * Shaft no 1352 contained a

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

sarcophagus which was placed against the west wall.

Sources

{{reflist Princes of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt Viziers of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt Khafre