Sasobek

Sasobek , also Sa-Sobek , was an ancient Egyptian vizier who officiated at the end of the 25th or the beginning of the 26th dynasty . In ancient Egypt, the vizier was the highest state office after the king ( Pharaoh ). Since the New Kingdom , the office has been divided into two parts. Sasobek was a Lower Egyptian vizier. So he resided in the north of the country in what was then the capital of Sais . Sasobek is best known for his sarcophagus , which is now in the British Museum (BM 17). He is also called Horwedja on the statue of his son.

literature

Günther Vittmann: Priests and officials in Thebes of the late period. Genealogical and prosopographical studies of the Theban priesthood and civil service of the 25th and 26th dynasties (= contributions to Egyptology. Vol. 1), Afro-Pub, Vienna 1978, p. 147
Diana Alexandra Pressl: Officials and Soldiers: The Administration in the 26th Dynasty in Egypt (664-525 BC) Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 3-631-32586-X (with further literature), p. 161.

Web links

British Museum - Sarcophagus of Sasobek

personal data
SURNAME	Sasobek
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zasobek
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian vizier of the 26th dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	8th century BC BC or 7th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	7th century BC Chr.