Djedbastetiuefanch
Djedbastetiuefanch was an ancient Egyptian vizier of the 26th dynasty, who officiated under King ( Pharaoh ) Psammetich I. In ancient Egypt, the vizier was the highest state office after the king. Since the New Kingdom , the office has been divided into two parts. Djedbastetiuefanch was an Upper Egyptian vizier. So he resided in Thebes . Djedbastetiuefanch is only known from a stele that was found in Abydos but was made in Achmim . The stele belonged to the vizier's son, Nespernebu. The wife of the vizier and mother of the stele owner was a certain Taneschet. The father of the vizier is also named and is called Padiaset and was a priest of Amun in Karnak . So the family comes from Thebes. Djedbastetiuefanch bore the title of vizier as well as the title of priest of Amun.
literature
- Günther Vittmann: Priests and officials in Thebes of the late period. Genealogical and prosopographical studies of the Theban priests and civil servants of the 25th and 26th dynasties (= contributions to Egyptology. Vol. 1), Afro-Pub, Vienna 1978, pp. 160–161.
- Diana Alexandra Pressl: Officials and soldiers: The administration in the 26th dynasty in Egypt (664-525 BC) Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1998, p. 198, ISBN 3-631-32586-X (with further literature ).
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| SURNAME | Djedbastetiuefanch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Djedwebastetiuefanch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ancient Egyptian vizier of the 26th dynasty |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century BC BC or 7th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th century BC Chr. |