Siese (vizier)

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These in hieroglyphics
zA st t

Siese
(Sa Aset)
S3 3rd
son of Isis
Relief from the grave of Siese

Siese , also Saiset or Saset , was an ancient Egyptian official of the 12th Dynasty , who probably served under Amenemhet II .

This is best known from his mastaba , which Jacques de Morgan excavated in Dahshur in 1895 . The excavation publication published later, however, is very summary, so that it is difficult to get an idea of ​​the building. No plan was published either. In the actual mastaba there were four limestone tablets showing them in front of a sacrificial table. The portrayal of Siese, who is clearly portrayed as an older man, is remarkable. In 2009 his grave was found and opened by an Egyptian excavation team.

His titles , including those of vizier and treasurer , are also found on the tablets . The walls of his burial chamber were inscribed with pyramid texts . This is perhaps also known from other monuments which suggest that he was first head of the cabinet and then chief asset manager. His mastaba, which Karl Richard Lepsius thought was a pyramid, is close to the pyramid of Amenemhet II , so that it can be assumed that he held these offices during his reign.

literature

  • Samy el-Husseiny, Adel Okasha Khafagy: The Dahshur tomb of Vizier Siese rediscovered. In: Egyptian Archeology. The Bulletin of the Egypt Exploration Society. Vol. 36, 2010, pp. 21-24.
  • William Kelly Simpson: Lepsius Pyramid LV at Dahschur: the Mastaba of Si-Ese, Vizier of Amenemhet II. In: John Baines (Ed.): Pyramid studies and other essays presented to IES Edwards . (= The Egypt Exploration Society. Occasional publications. Vol. 7). Egypt Exploration Society, London 1988, ISBN 0-85698-106-0 , pp. 57-60.
  • William Kelly Simpson: Rulers and Administrators - Dynasty 12, The Rule of the House of Itj-towy with Some Personal Reminiscenes. In: DP Silverman, WK Simpson, J. Wegner (Eds.): Archaism and Innovation: Studies in the Culture of Middle Kingdom Egypt. New Haven, Philadelphia 2009, ISBN 978-0-9802065-1-7 , p. 302.

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personal data
SURNAME These
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saaest
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Treasurer, vizier
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century BC BC or 19th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 19th century BC Chr.