Netjerpunesut

Netjerpunesut (also Netjerpunisut or Nesutpunetjer ) is the name of an ancient Egyptian official and priest who most likely served under King ( Pharaoh ) Sahure or King Neferirkare during the early 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom .

Name and identity

Netjerpunesut's name is attested from his grave inscriptions . It is of certain importance for Egyptology , as Netjerpunesut mentions a short list of kings in his grave, the protagonists of which ruled exactly at the change from the 4th to the 5th dynasty , thus providing an important insight into this period. The background is an ominous ruler named Thamphthis , who is described by the ancient Egyptian historian Manetho in his Aegyptiaca as the seventh and last ruler of the 4th dynasty. Since no contemporary evidence or evidence has been found for “Thamphthis”, its existence is controversial. If Thamphthis really existed and ruled, his name would have to appear in the short lists of kings of the Old Kingdom, as kept by Netjerpunesut. However, it is missing in his lists as in all other lists. Therefore "King Thamphthis" is now viewed as a fictional or a pseudonym based on a false tradition.

The short list of kings, which Netjerpunesut leads, names the following rulers: Djedefre , Chephren , Menkaure , Schepseskaf , Userkaf and Sahure . Netjerpunesut prides himself on enjoying "high dignity" "in the eyes" of these kings.

dig

Netjerpunesut was buried in a mastaba in the central cemetery of Giza . The mastaba has the number G 8740 (21G5).

literature

Michel Baud : Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2 (= Bibliothèque d'Étude. Volume 126/2). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0250-6 , pp. 508–509 ( PDF; 16.7 MB ).
Nigel C. Strudwick: Texts from the Pyramid Age (= Writings from the Ancient World. Volume 16). Brill, Leiden 2005, ISBN 90-04-13048-9 , pp. 78 & 79.
IES Edwards (ed.): Early history of the middle east (= The Cambridge ancient history. Vol. 1-2). 2 volumes = 3 parts. 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1970, ISBN 0-521-07791-5 , p. 176.
Donald B. Redford : Pharaonic king-lists, annals, and day-books: a contribution to the study of the Egyptian sense of history (= SSEA publication, Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities. Volume 4). Benben, Indiana 1986, ISBN 0920168078 , p. 237.

Individual evidence

↑ Digital Giza | G 8740. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Netjerpunesut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian official
DATE OF BIRTH	27th century BC BC or 26th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	27th century BC BC or 26th century BC Chr.

[1] Digital Giza | G 8740. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .