Viceroy of Kush

The viceroy of Kush (literally: King's son of Kush ) was a high ancient Egyptian official who was the administrator of the Nubian provinces in the New Kingdom (approx. 1550-1070 BC) and in the first half of the Third Intermediate Period (approx. 1075– 652 BC) was.

supporting documents

The viceroy of Kush has been documented since the beginning of the 18th dynasty . The office sometimes appears in the Third Intermediate Period , although it is disputed whether this function actually existed or whether the title was only awarded on an honorary basis. Another title that the viceroy of Kusch often held was the "chief of the southern foreign lands". Often these officials, especially in short inscriptions, are also referred to as the “prince's son”.

Official seat

He had his official seat in Aniba in Lower Nubia. His area of office included all parts of the Nubia conquered by Egypt (up to the 4th Nile cataract ), but also parts of southern Egypt. Various other officials were subordinate to him, of which the “representative of the Viceroy of Kush” was the most important.

List of incumbents

Surname	Term of office	Under King (Pharaoh)	comment
Teti		Kamose	The appointment of Teti as the first viceroy of Kush is not certain.
Djehuti		Ahmose	The appointment of Djehuti as viceroy of Kush is not certain.
Zatayt		Amenophis I. and Thutmose I.	First safe viceroy of Kush
Tuwre		Amenophis I. and Thutmose I.
Seni		Thutmose I. and Thutmose II.
Penre		Hatshepsut
Inebni / Amenemnechu		Hatshepsut
Nehy	occupied in the 23rd and 25th year of the ruler	Thutmose III.
Usersatet	occupied in the 23rd year of the ruler	Amenhotep II
Amenhotep		Thutmose IV. And Amenhotep III.
Merimose		Amenhotep III
Thutmose		Akhenaten
Huy-Amenhotep		Tutankhamun
Paser I.		Ay and haremhab
Amenemope		Seti I and Ramses II	see: Amenemope stele
Yuni		Seti I and Ramses II
Heqanacht		Ramses ii
Huy		Ramses ii
Paser II.		Ramses ii
Setau		Ramses ii
June		Ramses ii
Hori (I)		Ramses ii
Mernedjem		Ramses ii
Anhotep		Ramses ii
Messui		Merenptah
Chaemteri		Merenptah
Seti		Siptah
Hori II.		Siptah to Ramses III.
Hori III.		Ramses III. until Ramses V.
These		Ramses VI.
Nahiho		Ramses VII and maybe Ramses VIII
Wentawat		Ramses IX.
Ramses night		Ramses IX.
Panehsi		Ramses XI.
Pianch		Ramses XI.
Herihor		Ramses XI.
Isisemheb		Wife of Pinudjem II.
Neschons		Wife of Pinudjem II.
N…		Osorkon II.
Hat night		Takelot II.
Pami		Osorkon III. - Takelot III.
Osorkon-anch		Takelot III.

literature

Labib Habachi : King's son of Kush. In: Wolfgang Helck , Wolfhart Westendorf (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Ägyptologie. (LÄ). Volume 3: Horhekenu - Megeb. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1980, ISBN 3-447-02100-4 , column 630-640, the above list follows this article.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Alexander J. Peden: The reign of Ramesses IV. Aris & Phillips, Warminster 1994, ISBN 0-85668-622-0 , pp. 62-63.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Guy Lodomez: Le vizir Ânkh-Osorkon de la Troisième Période Intermédiate. (Paris, Musée Rodin, Co. 3386 et Le Caire, Musée Egyptien, JE 91300). In: Chronique d'Egypte. Bulletin périodique de la Fondation Egyptologique Reine Elisabeth. (CdE). Volume 80, 2005, ISSN 0009-6067 , pp. 76-86, here p. 86.

[Peden6263-1] Alexander J. Peden: The reign of Ramesses IV. Aris & Phillips, Warminster 1994, ISBN 0-85668-622-0 , pp. 62-63.

[Lo04-2] Guy Lodomez: Le vizir Ânkh-Osorkon de la Troisième Période Intermédiate. (Paris, Musée Rodin, Co. 3386 et Le Caire, Musée Egyptien, JE 91300). In: Chronique d'Egypte. Bulletin périodique de la Fondation Egyptologique Reine Elisabeth. (CdE). Volume 80, 2005, ISSN 0009-6067 , pp. 76-86, here p. 86.