Amenhotep (Memphis Senior Asset Manager)

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Amenhotep in hieroglyphics
i mn
n 		Htp

Amenhotep / Imenhotep
(Imen hotep)
Jmn ḥtp
Amun is satisfied
Amenhotep's cube stool, from Abydos

Amenhotep , in the short or diminutive as Huy , referred was " top asset managers in Memphis " (Imi-ra-per-who-em-Men-nefer - Jmy-r3-pr-wr-m-Mn nfr ) under the Egyptian King Amenhotep III , probably in the last decades of government. The official seat of Amenhotep was probably Memphis, where he directed the construction work on a million year house for the king.

Amenhotep wore a large number of important titles, including the rank titles " Member of the elite ", "Foremost in action", "Royal sealer" and "Only friend". He also had some priestly titles , such as "Priest of Werethekau ", "Head of the priests in the house of Sekhmet " and "Head of the stronghold of Ptah , south of his wall and of all the gods of Memphis". The titles "Head of the works in Chenmet-Ptah" and "Head of the works" are associated with his construction management. His official titles, however, were "upper asset administrator", as well as "upper asset administrator of the king" and "upper asset administrator in Memphis".

Two statues of Amenhotep are known, one of them has a detailed biography. Accordingly, he was of Amenhotep III. appointed "senior asset manager" and directed the construction work on the ruler's house of millions in Memphis.

Amenhotep was part of an important family. His father Heby was mayor of Memphis and his brother Ramose was promoted to vizier . His wife was a certain May. His son Ipy succeeded his father in the office of chief asset manager and played an important role at the court of Akhenaten .

Amenhotep also had a grave in Memphis, which was found in the early 19th century but has been lost since then. Numerous objects that were sold to various museums come from the grave, including a stele with a hymn, a canopic box and models of scribes' pallets.

literature

  • William C. Hayes : A Writing-Palette of the Chief Steward Amenhotpe and Some Notes on its Owner. In: Journal of Egyptian Archeology. No. 24, 1938, pp. 9-24.
  • Kurt Sethe : Documents of the 18th Dynasty. Issue 20–22. Berlin 1957, pp. 1793-1811.
  • Andrew Gordon: A fragmentary Palette of the Chief Steward of the King, Huy. In: Göttinger Miszellen - (GM) Vol. 42, Göttingen 1981, pp. 23-36.

Remarks

  1. ^ WC Hayes: A writing-palette of the chief steward Amenhotpe and some notes on its owner. Pp. 19-20.
  2. ^ WC Hayes: A writing-palette of the chief steward Amenhotpe and some notes on its owner. P. 21.
personal data
SURNAME Amenhotep
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Huy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chief asset manager under King Amenophis III.
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 14th century BC Chr.