Mersuanch

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Mersuanch was an ancient Egyptian civil servant who lived in the first half of the 5th Dynasty (around 2450 BC). He is best known for his mastaba in Giza , which contained a number of well-preserved statues depicting him and family members. Mersuanch had various titles, some of which are otherwise barely documented and whose translation is therefore not always unproblematic. Mersuanch was a friend of Rawer , ruler of the young men of the palace , ruler of all possessions inside and outside, and inspector of the priests of the dead .

His mother was the head of the weavers of the Rudsaues palace . Iimeret and Hathorwer were his daughters. Chenu, Chumhesef and Ptahneferseschem are named as sons in his mastaba. The name of his wife is not known.

His mastaba is a rather modest building. Only individual components of the cult chapel are decorated with inscriptions. A number of well-preserved statues come from the grave complex. A group of statues shows Mersuanch three times, once standing and twice seated. Another statue shows a beer brewer. A double statue shows Mersuanch standing twice. Another double statue shows a man and a woman. The sculpture is unlabeled. A group of three shows Mersuanch in the middle and a daughter to the left and right. A double statue shows Mersuanch and his wife. The statue is not well preserved. Especially the torsos are missing today. Another statue shows a standing man. The statue is unlabeled.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Selim Hassan: Excavations at Giza, 1929-1930 , Vol. I, Oxford 1932, p. 104 online
  2. ^ Hassan: Excavations at Giza, 1929–1930 , Vol. I, pp. 105, 113
  3. ^ Hassan: Excavations at Giza, 1929–1930 , Vol. I, plate LXX
  4. ↑ Hassan: Excavations at Giza, 1929–1930 , Vol. I, Vol. I, plate LXXI; Cairo Egyptian Museum JE 66624; Mohamed Saleh, Hourig Sourouzian: Official Catalog. The main works in the Egyptian Museum Cairo . Von Zabern, Mainz 1986, ISBN 3-8053-0640-7 , p. No. 52
  5. ^ Hassan: Excavations at Giza, 1929–1930 , Vol. I, Vol. I, plate LXXII
  6. ↑ Hassan: Excavations at Giza, 1929–1930 , Vol. I, Vol. I, plate LXXIII; Cairo Egyptian Museum JE 66619; Mohamed Saleh, Hourig Sourouzian: Official Catalog. The main works in the Egyptian Museum Cairo . Von Zabern, Mainz 1986, ISBN 3-8053-0640-7 , p. No. 50
  7. ^ Hassan: Excavations at Giza, 1929–1930 , Vol. I, Vol. I, plate LXXIV; Cairo Egyptian Museum JE 66617; Mohamed Saleh, Hourig Sourouzian: Official Catalog. The main works in the Egyptian Museum Cairo . Von Zabern, Mainz 1986, ISBN 3-8053-0640-7 , p. No. 51
  8. ↑ Hassan: Excavations at Giza, 1929–1930 , Vol. I, Vol. I, Plate LXXV
  9. ^ Hassan: Excavations at Giza, 1929–1930 , Vol. I, Vol. I, plate LXXVI
personal data
SURNAME Mersuanch
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient Egyptian clerk of the treasury
DATE OF BIRTH around 2500 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH around 2400 BC Chr.