Treasury chief and chief of the twin treasure house in hieroglyphics
Imi-ra-per-hedj Jmj-r3-pr-ḥḏ Treasurer
Imi-ra-perui-hedj Jmj-r3-prwj-ḥḏ Head of the double treasure house
The treasury chief (usually " chief of the double treasure house ") was a high official at the ancient Egyptian court of the Old and New Kingdom . The title has been attested with certainty since the 4th dynasty . The earliest title holder to date dates to the beginning of the 4th dynasty and was called Pehernefer . The treasury manager managed the palace's treasury, where valuable products such as metal objects, linen, wine and perhaps oil were stored and managed. Many title holders of the Old Kingdom were also viziers and thus held two of the most important state offices. In the Middle Kingdom the office lost its importance and the functions were taken over by the treasurer . Only in the course of the New Kingdom did the office regain importance, while the treasurers lost their importance. Important title holders of the New Kingdom were z. B. Maya , who organized the funeral of Tutankhamun or Tia , who was a brother-in-law of Ramses II .
Wolfram Grajetzki: The highest officials of the Egyptian central administration at the time of the Middle Kingdom (= Achet writings on Egyptology. Series A: Volume 2). Achet, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-933684-11-0 , pp. 69-70 (dissertation Humboldt University Berlin 1998).
Wolfgang Helck : On the administration of the Middle and New Kingdom (= Problems of Egyptology. Volume 3, ISSN 0169-9601 ). Brill, Leiden u. a 1958.
Diana Alexandra Pressl: officials and soldiers. The administration in the 26th dynasty in Egypt (664 - 525 BC) (= European university publications. Row 3: History and its auxiliary sciences. Volume 779). Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main et al. 1998, ISBN 3-631-32586-X , p. 35 (also: Dissertation University of Tübingen 1996).
Nigel Strudwick: The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom. The highest titles and their holders. KPI, London et al. 1985, ISBN 0-7103-0107-3 , pp. 276-299 (also: Dissertation University of Liverpool 1983: Aspects of the administration of the Memphite region of Egypt in the Old Kingdom ).