Amenemone
Amenemone was an ancient Egyptian civil servant who ran the royal workshops and goldsmiths. He lived under King ( Pharaoh ) Tutankhamun in the 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom .
Amenemone is best known for his grave, which was found at the end of the 19th century by Victor Loret in Saqqara near the Teti pyramid . There was an extensive New Kingdom cemetery there. Most of the blocks of the decorated burial chapel ended up in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo . Further reliefs can be found today in Munich and in the Louvre . The grave was rediscovered in 1994/5.
Amenemone bore the titles of "Chief of the Craftsmen of the Lord of the Two Countries" and "Supreme Goldsmith of the Lord of the Two Countries". He was the son of a certain Cheriuef and a Nefertari. His own wife was also called Nefertari. He had several sons, including the "treasurer" Ptahmose, the "chief of the goldsmiths" Amenemhab and the "goldsmith" Nebmehyt.
His grave consists of a courtyard on the west side of which there were four columns. In the middle of the courtyard there is a grave shaft that leads to the burial chamber, which was found already heavily robbed. On the west side there are three chapels, all of which were decorated with reliefs. The depictions show Amenemone and his family, as well as numerous offerers. In the middle chapel there was a stele showing Amenemone and his wife in front of Osiris and Re - Harachte - Atum in the upper register . In the lower register, both sit in front of an offering table while their children make offerings. A unique representation in the grave is that of King Menkauhor from the 5th dynasty , who was still divinely venerated at that time.
The representations in the tomb can be dated stylistically under Tutankhamun. Amenemone and his son Ptahmose are also depicted in the tomb of the “treasury manager” Maya in Saqqara, who also served under Tutankhamun, which means that the dating of Amenemone can be considered certain.
It has been suggested that Amenemone decorated his tomb himself and that he may even have been the artist in decorating the Saqqara tombs of the Haremhab and the Maya. It is likely that he oversaw the decoration of his own tomb, but the tombs of Maya and Haremhab show stylistic peculiarities that suggest other artists.
literature
- Boyo G. Ockinga: Amenemone the Chief Goldsmith, A New Kingdom Tomb in the Teti Cemetery at Saqqara. Aris and Phillips, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-85668-817-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ockinga: Amenemone the Chief Goldsmith , p. 35
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amenemone |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ancient Egyptian goldsmith and head of the craftsmen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 14th century BC BC or 13th century BC Chr. |