Sa-nesut
| Sa-nesut in hieroglyphics | |||||
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| Basic form |
Sa-nesut S3-nsw.t son of the king |
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| Female variant |
Sat-nesut S3.t-nsw.t daughter of the king |
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Sa-nesut (also Sa-nisut and Sa-nesu according to another reading ) is the ancient Egyptian name for the son ( prince ) of a king ( Pharaoh ), which is first documented with certainty in the 2nd dynasty . The feminine form of the title is Sat-nesut (also read Sat-nisut and Sat-nesu ) and denotes the daughter of a king (princess).
function
It was a kinship title , which, however , was degraded to a purely functional title in later times, for example from the Old Kingdom . Many high-ranking officials and priests adorned themselves with the title of " prince ", although they were often not at all or only distantly related to the royal family. In addition to the title Sa (t) -nesut, “real” royal sons and daughters also had the title of vizier ( Tjati ), which was reserved for them alone, so that their actual relationship to the king can only be proven through the vizier title .
In addition to the basic form Sa (t) -nesut , there were several variants of the title, the majority of which were intended to serve as a form of increase. So there was the title Sa (t) -nesut-en-chetef ("physical son / physical daughter of the king") and later also Sa (t) -nesut-tepi ("first son / first daughter of the king") since the Old Kingdom "). From the Ramesside period ( 18th dynasty ) the title Sa-nesut-en-Kusch (“ Viceroy of Kush ”) was introduced and given to administrators of the Nubian provinces .
See also
literature
- Nili Sacher Fox: In the Service of the King. Officialdom in Ancient Israel and Judah (= Monographs of the Hebrew Union College. Vol. 23). Hebrew Union College Press, Cincinnati OH 2000, ISBN 0-87820-422-9 , p. 47.
- Alexander J. Peden: The reign of Ramesses IV. Aris & Phillips, Warminster 1994, ISBN 0-85668-622-0 , pp. 62-63 (also: Liverpool, University, dissertation).
- William A. Ward: Index of Egyptian Administrative and Religious Titles of the Middle Kingdom. With a Glossary of Words and Phrases Used. Syracuse University Press, Beirut 1982, ISBN 0-8156-6065-0 , No. 1245.