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who's who of viziers in the middle kingdom
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Compiled by Charles Woods |
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11TH DYNASTY - CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER |
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Name: |
BEBI c.2055 - |
Position |
time of Montuhotep II c.2055-2044 (DBXI.14 Deir el-Bahari) |
Titles |
Vizier. Dignitary of the Curtain |
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Name: |
DAGI c.2055-2044 |
Position |
time of Montuhotep II c 2055-2044 (DBXI.14 Deir el-Bahari) |
Tomb |
(TT103 Sheikh abd el-Qurna ) |
Titles |
Vizier. Overseer of the Pyramid. Dignitary of the Curtain. Chancellor, royal Treasurer, Superintendent of the Pyramid City |
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Name: |
IPI c.2044- |
Position |
the time of Montuhotep III c.2044-1992 |
Tomb |
(TT315 Deir el-Bahari) |
Titles |
Vizier. Governor of the town. Judge. |
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Name: |
AMENEMHET c.1992-1984 |
Position |
time of Montuhotep IV c. 1992-1984 |
Titles |
Vizier. Prince. Count. |
Special Notes |
Became Amenemhet I on death of Montuhotep IV. Amenemhet built a pyramid for himself at El.-Lisht No.L.LX.. |
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12TH DYNASTY |
Name: |
ANTEFOQER (alt. Antefoker/Intefoker) c. 1985-1960 |
Tomb |
(TT60 Sheikh abd el-Qurna) |
Father/Mother |
Senet – Buried Sheikh abd el-Qurna in TT60 |
Titles |
Vizier |
Special Notes |
Vizier to Amenemhet I and Senwosret I .(Stone pyramid L.LXI Lisht). |
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Name: |
AHANAKHT. c.1965-1920 |
Position |
time of Senwosret I c.1965-1920 (Stone pyramid L.LXI Lisht) |
Titles |
Vizier |
Special Note |
Pyramid at el.Lisht. |
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Name: |
MONTUHOTEP c.1965-1920 |
Position |
time of Senwosret I c.1965-1920 (Stone pyramid L.LXI Lisht) |
Titles |
Vizier |
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Name: |
AMENY. (alt.Ameni) c.1922-1878 |
Position |
time of Amenemhet II c.1922-1878 (Stone pyramid Dahshur L.LI) |
Titles |
Vizier |
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Name: |
AMENY II |
Titles |
Vizier |
Special Note |
listed on London College Digitalegypt website |
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Name: |
SENWOSRET c 1922-1878 |
Position |
time of Amenemhet II c 1922-1878 (Stone pyramid Dahshur L.LI) |
Titles |
Vizier |
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Name: |
SIESE. c.1922-1878 |
Position |
time of Amenemhet II c.1922-1878 (Stone Pyramid Dahshur L.LI) |
Titles |
Vizier |
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Name: |
SOBEKEMHAT c. 1874-1855 |
Position |
time of Senwosret III c.1874-1878 (Brick pyramid Dahshur L.XLVII) |
Titles |
Vizier |
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Name: |
NEB-IT c.1874-1855 |
Position |
time of Senwosret III c.1874-1878 (Brick pyramid Dahshur L.XLVII) |
Titles |
Vizier |
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Name: |
KHNUMHOTEP c.1874-1855 |
Position |
time of Senwosret III c.1874-1878 (Brick pyramid Dahshur L.XLVII) |
Tomb |
(Beni Hasan Tomb 3) |
Titles |
Vizier. High Steward. |
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Name: |
AMENY III |
Titles |
Vizier |
Special Note |
listed on London College Digitalegypt website |
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Name: |
KHETI c.1855-1808 |
Position |
time of Amenemhet III, c1855-1808 ( Unused Brick pyramid Dahshur L.LVIII) |
Titles |
Vizier |
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Name: |
ZAMONTH c.1855-1808 |
Position |
time of Amenemhet III c.1855-1808 (unused Brick pyramid Dahshur L.LVIII) |
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Viziers 13th dynasty through to start of 18th Dynasty – New Kingdom. |
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Name: |
ANKHU (alt. Khenmes) c.1750-1725 |
Position |
time of Sobekhotep III (c.1750?) and Sobekhotep IV (c.1750-1725?) |
Wife |
Mereryet. |
Father/Mother |
Poss. son of a Vizier Montuhotep. Mother: Possibly Henwetipu. (Possibly identified from a statue in Cairo (42034). |
Sons |
Vizier Ressonbe and Iymeru. Son-in-law: Upwowethotep. |
Titles |
Vizier. |
Special note |
Identified from statue in Cairo 42034 and Stela in Cairo CG20690. |
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Name: |
RESSONEB c.1750-1725? |
Position |
Time of Sobekhotep IV (c1750-1725?) |
Father/Mother |
Father Vizier Ankhu. Mother: Mereryet |
Titles |
Vizier. |
Special Note |
Identified from a Stela in Cairo CG20690 |
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Name: |
***IYMERU I (alt. Imeru, Li-meru, and Neferkare-Iymeru) c.1750-1725? |
Position |
Time of Sobekhotep IV (c1750-1725?) |
Father/Mother |
Father Vizier Ankhu. Mother: Mereryet. |
Titles |
Vizier |
Special Note |
identified from a Stela in Cairo CG20690 and statuette in Turin No: 1220. |
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Name: |
IYMERU (alt. Imeru) c.1750-1725. |
Position |
time of Sobekhotep IV (c.2750-1725?) |
Father/Mother |
Father Vizier Iymeru I. |
Grandfather/Grandmother |
Vizier Ankhu, and grandmother Mereryet. |
Titles |
Vizier. Khrp-wskht. |
Special Note |
Known from a statue in Heidelberg No: 274. |
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Name: |
***AY. |
Special note |
Vizier and Town Mayor of El-Kab and is father of Iymeru III.
Iymeru III, son of Ay the Vizier and town mayor of el-Kab. However, either of these may be the same as Iymeru I known as Neferkare-Iymeru the Vizier to Sobekhotep IV. And marked *** |
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Name: |
YUY |
Special Note |
Possibly a Vizier from end of 13th dynasty found in a pit tomb in Deir el-Bahari. |
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The following is a list of Viziers not itemized above, but are recorded by London College on Digital Egypt and range from the end of the 12th and 13th dynasties through to the start of the 18th dynasty: |
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Qemeni
Senusretankh
Iuii
Minhotep
Nebsumenu ?
Hori
Sobek-aa Bebi
Ameni
Dedu-Month Senebtifi
Ded-Ptah Dedtu-Seneb
Iii
Iii-meru
Sebebhenaf
Sobknakht
Ib-jau
Amenemhat,
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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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