Nefer weaving

Nefer weaving in hieroglyphics
Surname	Neferweben (Nefer weaving) Nfr wbn

Neferweben was a high ancient Egyptian official from the time of the New Kingdom . He was a Lower Egyptian vizier and officiated under Thutmose III. Viziers were the most important officials in the Egyptian state. From the 18th dynasty the office of vizier was divided into two parts. A vizier officiated in Thebes and was responsible for Upper Egypt . The other vizier was in Memphis and his office was Lower Egypt.

Neferweben is the earliest documented vizier in Lower Egypt. He is known from two canopic jugs that come from Saqqara , the necropolis of Memphis. This proves that Neferweben was buried there and probably resided there. The names of Thutmose III appear on a statue of him, which means that he can be dated with certainty under this ruler. Perhaps Neferweben was the father of Wesir Rechmire , whose father was called Neferweben, but never bears the vizier title in the context of Rechmire.

Aametju (vizier)

Useramun (vizier)

Nefer weaving

Betau (wife)

Rechmire (vizier)

literature

• Beatrix Geßler-Löhr: Comments on the necropolis of the New Kingdom of Saqqara before the Amarna period I: Tombs of the viziers of Lower Egypt. In: Dieter Kessler, Regine Schulz: (Ed.): Commemorative publication for Winfried Barta (= Munich Egyptological investigations. Vol. 4). Lang, Frankfurt am Main et al. 1995, ISBN 3-631-48366-X , pp. 133–157, here pp. 134–135.

Remarks

1. ^ Aylward M. Blackman: The Nugent and Haggard Collections of Egyptian Antiquities. In: Journal of Egyptian Archeology. Vol. 4, No. 1, 1917, ISSN  0307-5133 , pp. 39-46, here pp. 41-42, panel XI, 3-4.
2. ^ Dows Dunham : Three Inscribed Statues in Boston. In: Journal of Egyptian Archeology. Vol. 15, No. 3/4, 1929, pp. 164-166.