Paftjauauneith

Paftjauauneith was a high ancient Egyptian official of the 26th Dynasty who lived under Pharaoh (King) Apries (589-570 BC) and Pharaoh Amasis (570-526 BC). Paftjauauneith held various titles, including senior asset manager , treasury manager and great doctor ( wr-swnw ). His mother was a certain Nanesbastet, his father a high official by the name of Sasobek.

Paftjauauneith is best known for a number of statues (London BM EA 83, statue from Mit Rahina, from Buto and a statue in the Louvre , A 93). On the statue in the Louvre, which was found in Abydos , he reports on construction work on the temple of Chontamenti there . He tells of the construction of an adobe wall and a granite shrine. Remnants of this shrine have been found in Abydos and may be connected to this construction work.

literature

Diana Alexandra Pressl: Officials and soldiers: the administration in the 26th dynasty in Egypt (664-525 BC). Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 3-631-32586-X , pp. 231-233.

Individual evidence

^ The British Museum Collection online: EA83 . On: britishmuseum.org ; last accessed on April 10, 2015.
^ A Leahy: The date of Louvre A.93. In: Göttinger Miscellen . Volume 70, 1984, pp. 45-58.

personal data
SURNAME	Paftjauauneith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian official of the 26th Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	6th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	6th century BC Chr.

[1] The British Museum Collection online: EA83 . On: britishmuseum.org ; last accessed on April 10, 2015.

[2] A Leahy: The date of Louvre A.93. In: Göttinger Miscellen . Volume 70, 1984, pp. 45-58.