Nespamedu

Nespamedu was an ancient Egyptian vizier who lived at the transition from the 25th to the 26th Dynasty (term of office: approx. 670 to 660 BC).

Nespamedu came from an influential family. His father Nesipaqaschuty (C) was also a vizier and his son Nespaqaschuty should also be a vizier. His mother's name was Tachaenbastet. His family came from Abydos , where Nespamedu had an important grave (D 57). It is one of the largest private tombs in this necropolis . Nespamedu and his family members also had a number of statues set up in the Amun Temple at Karnak . Notably, Nespamedu also appears in Assyrian sources. During his term of office, the brief conquest of Egypt by Aššur-bani-apli (Assurbanipal) falls . The conquest of Egypt is reported on the so-called Rassam cylinder . Various local rulers are named here. Among them also appears an "Iš-pi-ma-a-tu" from "Ta-aa-ni", who is referred to as "šarru", king of this city. "Iš-pi-ma-a-tu" is almost certainly the Egyptian name "Nespamedu". "Ta-aa-ni" is very likely to be the Thinis at Abydos . Apparently, Nespamedu was so influential and important in his time that he appears in the Assyrian sources as a king, while on Egyptian monuments he bears important titles such as vizier, but does not have any royal titles.

literature

A. Leahy: Nespamedu, "King" of Thinis , in: Göttinger Miszellen 35 (1979), pp. 31-39

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