Ahmose Pennechbet

Ahmose Pennechbet even Ahmosepennechbet (proper name spelling) and Ahmose-pen-Nechbet (pen-Nechbet = of the goddess Nekhbet Related ) was an Egyptian official at the time of the New Kingdom . His least 58-year career began in the 22nd year of King Ahmose I as infantryman , as the Egyptians after the successful siege of Sharuhen their armies deeper into the coastal area of Levante , Egyptian Djahi were advancing.

Ahmose Pennechbet rose steeply before serving under subsequent kings. The autobiographical inscriptions in his rock tomb in el-Kab provide important information for understanding the 18th dynasty :

“I followed the kings of Upper and Lower Egypt , the gods; I was with Her Majesties when they went to the south and north, in every place they went; (from) King Neb-pechti-Re (Ahmose I), the Blessed , King Djeser-ka-Re ( Amenophis I ), the Blessed, King Aa-cheper-ka-Re ( Thutmose I ), the Blessed, King Aa-cheper-en-Re ( Thutmose II. ), The blessed, up to this good God, King Men-cheper-Re ( Thutmose III. ), To whom eternal life is given. "

- James Henry Breasted : Biography of Ahmose-pen-Nekhbet

Under Ahmose I he was involved in the campaigns in northern Canaan . He followed Amenophis I in the expeditions to Nubia , supported Thutmose I in Naharina and carried out joint ventures with Thutmose II in Sinai . Ahmose Pennechbet has received several awards and titles. He was the treasurer of Hatshepsut and entrusted with the education of their eldest daughter Neferu-Re :

“I have reached a fine age by being with the king in my life ... The consort of God , the great royal consort Maat-ka-Re (Hatshepsut), the blessed, also showed me the favor . I raised her eldest daughter, the king's daughter Neferu-Re , the Blessed, when she was a child who was lying on the breast. "

- James Henry Breasted : Biography of Ahmose-pen-Nekhbet

Ahmose Pennechbet died, according to Toby Wilkinson , at the time of the co-reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. A comparison of the translations of the above quotations suggests a demise after the death of Hatshepsut, since Hatshepsut was not, as in the first quotation of Thutmose III., With the phrase “(to whom) eternal life is given”.

literature

Richard Lepsius : Monuments from Egypt and Ethiopia . Volume 4: Upper Egypt . Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1901, Die Felsengräber - 2nd grave of Ahmose Pennechbet. , S. 46/47 ( online [accessed January 2, 2012]).

James Henry Breasted : Biography of Ahmose-pen-Nekhbet . In: Ancient Records of Egypt . Part 2. University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1906, p. 18 ( online [accessed December 22, 2011]).

Wolfgang Helck : Ahmose Pennechbet. In: Wolfgang Helck (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Ägyptologie (LÄ). Volume I, Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1975, ISBN 3-447-01670-1 , column 110.

Web links

Karl H. Readers: Pennechbet - historical data. www.maat-ka-ra.de, accessed on December 24, 2011 .
Autobiography d'Ahmès Pen-Nekhbet (Urk IV 32.6-39.2). www.sothis-egypte.com, accessed December 24, 2011 (French).

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Toby Wilkinson: Who is who in ancient Egypt . Rulers, courtiers, artisans. von Zabern , Mainz 2008, ISBN 978-3-8053-3917-9 , Ahmose Pennechbet, p. 144/145 (English: Lives of the Ancient Egyptians . Translated by Helmut Schareika).
↑ James Henry Breasted: Biography of Ahmose-pen-Nekhbet . In: Ancient Records of Egypt . Part 2. University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1906, p. 11/12 ( online [accessed December 23, 2011]).
↑ James Henry Breasted: Biography of Ahmose-pen-Nekhbet . In: Ancient Records of Egypt . Part 2. University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1906, p. 143/144 ( online [accessed December 22, 2011]).

personal data
SURNAME	Ahmose Pennechbet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ahmosepennechbet; Ahmose-pen-Nechbet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Egyptian official
DATE OF BIRTH	16th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	15th century BC Chr.

[Wilkinson-1] A ^b ^c Toby Wilkinson: Who is who in ancient Egypt . Rulers, courtiers, artisans. von Zabern , Mainz 2008, ISBN 978-3-8053-3917-9 , Ahmose Pennechbet, p. 144/145 (English: Lives of the Ancient Egyptians . Translated by Helmut Schareika).

[2] James Henry Breasted: Biography of Ahmose-pen-Nekhbet . In: Ancient Records of Egypt . Part 2. University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1906, p. 11/12 ( online [accessed December 23, 2011]).

[3] James Henry Breasted: Biography of Ahmose-pen-Nekhbet . In: Ancient Records of Egypt . Part 2. University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1906, p. 143/144 ( online [accessed December 22, 2011]).