Aperel

Aper-el in hieroglyphics
	Portrait of Aperel in his grave

Aperel (also Aper-El ) was the northern vizier under Amenophis III. and Akhenaten in the ancient Egyptian 18th Dynasty ( New Kingdom ).

Aperel is best known for his rock tomb in Saqqara , which was discovered by Alain-Pierre Zivie in November 1980 . The grave complex is located on the site of the Bubasteion and was built on four levels, with the burial chamber as the lowest level and the decorated cult chapels on top. The burial chamber was found robbed, but still contained a number of noteworthy objects, such as numerous coffins and labeled vessels. Including the coffin of Taweret and the coffin of General Huy. The names of the kings Amenophis III were found. and Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), which in turn proves that Aperel ruled under both rulers. His titles include: Royal Sealer, Ruler of the City, Vizier, Father of God and High Priest of Aton ( B3k-tpj ). His Un-Egyptian name suggests that he was a foreigner, possibly Syrian . His wife was called Weria and is also shown in the tomb.

literature

Arielle P. Kozloff, Betsy M. Bryan, Lawrence M. Berman: Egypt's Dazzling Sun, Amenhotep III and his World. Cleveland 1992, pp. 51-52.
Thomas Schneider : Asian personal names in Egyptian sources of the New Kingdom (= Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Vol. 114). Freiburg (Switzerland) / Göttingen 1992, ISBN 3-525-53748-4 .
Thomas Schneider: The Semitic and Egyptian names of the Syrian slaves of the Brooklyn papyrus 35.1446 verso. In: Ugarit research. No. 19, 1987, pp. 258-261.

Web links

Treasures found in the tomb of Aper-El (video)

Individual evidence

↑ Thomas Schneider: Asian personal names in Egyptian sources of the New Kingdom . Pp. 66-68.
^ Alain-Pierre Zivie: Découverte à Saqqarah, Le vizier oublie. Seuil, Paris 1990, ISBN 2-02-012499-8 , pp. 53-54.
^ Michael Rice: Who's Who in Ancient Egypt. Routledge, London 1999, p. 27.
^ Zivie: Découverte à Saqqarah. ... Paris 1990, pp. 54-55.

personal data
SURNAME	Aperel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Aperitif
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	vizier
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	14th century BC Chr.

[TMS-1] Thomas Schneider: Asian personal names in Egyptian sources of the New Kingdom . Pp. 66-68.

[2] Alain-Pierre Zivie: Découverte à Saqqarah, Le vizier oublie. Seuil, Paris 1990, ISBN 2-02-012499-8 , pp. 53-54.

[3] Michael Rice: Who's Who in Ancient Egypt. Routledge, London 1999, p. 27.

[4] Zivie: Découverte à Saqqarah. ... Paris 1990, pp. 54-55.