Montuemhat

Montuemhat in hieroglyphics
	Relief of Montuemhat; Brooklyn Museum , New York (Brooklyn 1996.146.3)

Statue of Montuemhat; British Museum ; London (EA 1643)

Montuemhat was one of the most important officials at the end of the 25th and beginning of the 26th Dynasty in Ancient Egypt around 660 BC. Chr.

family

Montuemhat came from an influential family. His father was the mayor of Thebes , Nesiptah , his mother Asetenchebt. His grandparents were Chamhor and Tabetjet. Montuemhat was married to Wedjarenes, a granddaughter of the Nubian king Pije . Two other women were Neschonsu and Schepenmut, who may have died early. His son Nesptah , in turn, held important offices.

Term of office

The titles of Montuemhat were, among other things, mayor of Thebes , fourth priest of Amun and ruler of Upper Egypt . It is believed that he was the actual ruler in Upper Egypt and is also referred to as such in the Assyrian sources, even if the country was nominally ruled by the Cushites of the 25th Dynasty under Taharqa and Tanotamun . In 656 BC Chr. Was Thebes by the Assyrians plundered but managed Mentuemhat also in the following years to keep his position, and is still at the beginning of the 26th dynasty under Psammetichus I testified in office. Around 648 BC BC he probably died.

Monuments

Montuemhat has a large number of monuments, including numerous statues. His Theban grave TT34 , which extends over various levels, has various halls and an open courtyard, is particularly impressive . Inscriptions in Wadi Gasus tell of several expeditions during the reign of Psammetich I.

literature

Jean Leclant: Montouemhat, quatrieme prophete d'Amon, prince de la ville (= Bibliothèque d'étude. Volume 35). Institut français d'archéologie orientale (IFAO), Cairo 1961.
Bertha Porter , Rosalind LB Moss , Ethel W. Burney: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. I. The Theban Necropolis. Part 1. Private Tombs. 2nd revised and expanded edition. Griffith Institute / Ashmolean Museum , Oxford 1970, pp. 52, 56–61, map IV ( PDF file; 21.9 MB ); Retrieved from The Digital Topographical Bibliography .

Web links

Commons : Mentuemhat - collection of images, videos and audio files

Mentuemhat, Governor of Thebes 25th Dynasty. (Engl.) ( Memento of 25 February 2007 at the Internet Archive )
The Global Egyptian Museum : Statue of Montuemhat as a Middle-Aged Man , Unusual Block Statue , Bust , Block Statue , Group Statue of Montu-emhat and His Son Nesptah

Individual evidence

^ Bertha Porter, Rosalind LB Moss, Ethel W. Burney: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. I., Part 1. 1970, p. 56.
↑ Abdel Monem Sayed: Wadi Gasus. In: Kathryn A. Bard, Steven Blake Shubert (Eds.): Encyclopedia of the Archeology of Ancient Egypt. Routledge, London / New York 1999, ISBN 0-415-18589-0 , p. 866.

personal data
SURNAME	Montuemhat
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian official
DATE OF BIRTH	8th century BC BC or 7th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	uncertain: 648 BC Chr.

[1] Bertha Porter, Rosalind LB Moss, Ethel W. Burney: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. I., Part 1. 1970, p. 56.

[2] Abdel Monem Sayed: Wadi Gasus. In: Kathryn A. Bard, Steven Blake Shubert (Eds.): Encyclopedia of the Archeology of Ancient Egypt. Routledge, London / New York 1999, ISBN 0-415-18589-0 , p. 866.