Paser (civil servant)

Paser was a high ancient Egyptian official who worked at the beginning of the 19th dynasty under Ramses II . He is best known from his grave in Saqqara , which was found and excavated in 1981.

Office and Titulatures

Paser carried titles such as:

Sesch-nesu : "King's scribe"
Imi-ra-qed-en-neb-taui : "Chief of the Masons of the Lord of the Two Countries".

He was thus head of the royal construction workers.

family

His father was also called Paser and was "the head of the domain of Amun " ( jmj-r3-pr-n-Jmn ). The Paser's brother was Tjuneroy . His wife was called Pipui ( Pjpwj ). They both had several children: Amenwahsu , Rii ( Rjj ), Ptahemwia and Nehyt .

dig

The tomb of Paser is made of adobe bricks and has a courtyard with a chapel at the back. Only the chapel was clad with limestone, but it was largely undecorated. There was only one stele. There were also two pillars in the chapel that were labeled. Next to the entrance to the chapel stood two steles, one of which is still preserved today and is in the British Museum . It shows Paser and his family in the lower register. In the upper register you can see Paser and Tjuneroy praying in front of statues of gods.

literature

Geoffrey Thorndike Martin: The tomb-chapels of Paser and Ra'ia at Saqqara . Egypt Exploration Society, London 1985, ISBN 0856980951 , pp. 3-9

personal data
SURNAME	Paser
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Egyptian official under Ramses II.
DATE OF BIRTH	14th century BC BC or 13th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	13th century BC BC or 12th century BC Chr.