Tay (treasurer)

Tay in hieroglyphics
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Tay was a treasurer under the ancient Egyptian ruler Hatshepsut (approximately from 1479 to 1458 BC) and under Thutmose III. (around 1483 BC to 1425 BC).

Tay is known from a letter to the construction manager Ahmose, who in turn corresponded with the senior asset manager Wadjetrenput , who was in office under Hatshepsut. Tay had an inscription affixed to her on the Nile island of Sehel , showing a chopped-out royal name, which in turn points to a dating under Hatshepsut, as her name was destroyed on monuments across the country after her death. One of the last inscriptions of the Tay comes from Sinai and dates to the 25th year of Thutmose III, when he was already ruling alone.

Inscriptions from the ninth year of the ruler prove Nehesy as his predecessor in the office of treasurer. Tay got the office after him and his own successor was a certain Sennefer , who himself was the first in the 32nd year of Thutmose III. is occupied. Little else is known about the person of Tay. After all, the inscription on Sehel reports that he followed Hatshepsut on a Nubia campaign.

literature

Wolfgang Helck : The dating of the treasurer Sennefer. In: Göttinger Miscellen . (GM). Vol. 43, 1981, pp. 39-41.

personal data
SURNAME	Tay
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Treasurer under the ancient Egyptian ruler Hatshepsut and under Thutmois III.
DATE OF BIRTH	16th century BC BC or 15th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	15th century BC Chr.