Ptahmosis (vizier under Thutmose III.)

Ptahmose 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 .

Ptahmosis is the earliest recorded vizier of Lower Egypt with Neferweben . The order of the two officials is uncertain, usually Neferweben is listed first. Ptahmosis is known from canopic jugs that come from Saqqara , the necropolis of Memphis. This proves that ptahmosis was buried there and probably resided there. A large false door made of granite also comes from this tomb. The name of Thutmose III appears on a statue of him, which means that he can be dated with certainty under this ruler. This statue was a gift from the ruler to the officials in the mortuary temple of Thutmose III. There is a high priest of Ptah named Ptahmose who dates from the same period. It is uncertain whether he is the same as the vizier or whether they are two different people.

literature

Beatrix Geßler-Löhr: Comments on the necropolis of the New Kingdom of Saqqara before the Amarna period, I. Graves of Viziers of Lower Egypt. In: Dieter Kessler, Regine Schulz: (Ed.): Commemorative publication for Winfried Barta. ḥtp dj n ḥzj (= Munich Egyptological Studies. Vol. 4). Lang, Frankfurt am Main et al. 1995, ISBN 3-631-48366-X , pp. 135-143.

Individual evidence

↑ Hermann Ranke : The ancient Egyptian personal names. Volume 1–3, Augustin, Glückstadt et al. 1935, 1952, 1977, online as PDF .
↑ Georg Steindorff (Gre.): Documents of the Egyptian antiquity. Department 4: Wolfgang Helck : Documents of the 18th Dynasty. Booklet 18: Biographical Inscriptions by Contemporaries of Thutmose III. and Amenophis' II. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1956, p. 1376, no. 417, online .

personal data
SURNAME	Ptahmosis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Vizier in ancient Egypt at the time of the New Kingdom
DATE OF BIRTH	16th century BC BC or 15th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	15th century BC BC or 14th century BC Chr.

[1] Hermann Ranke : The ancient Egyptian personal names. Volume 1–3, Augustin, Glückstadt et al. 1935, 1952, 1977, online as PDF .

[2] Georg Steindorff (Gre.): Documents of the Egyptian antiquity. Department 4: Wolfgang Helck : Documents of the 18th Dynasty. Booklet 18: Biographical Inscriptions by Contemporaries of Thutmose III. and Amenophis' II. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1956, p. 1376, no. 417, online .