Thutmose (vizier, 18th dynasty)

Thutmose was a high ancient Egyptian official from the time of the New Kingdom. He was a Lower Egyptian vizier and probably officiated under Amenophis II. Viziers were the most important officials in the Egyptian state. From the 18th dynasty the office of vizier was divided into two parts. A vizier officiated in Thebes and was responsible for Upper Egypt . The other vizier was in Memphis and his office was Lower Egypt .

Thutmose is known from a stele on which he is shown sitting. Before him stands his son, who was a Wab priest of Ptah and was called Amenhotep. The stele comes from the collection of Lord Nugent , who was in Egypt but did not travel further south than Saqqara , so it is likely that he bought the stele in the north of the country and it came from Saqqara, making Thutmose a northern vizier.

literature

Beatrix Geßler-Löhr: Comments on the necropolis of the New Kingdom of Saqqara before the Amarna period, I. Graves of Viziers of Lower Egypt. In: D. Kessler, R. Schulz: (Ed.): Commemorative document for Winfried Barta. Frankfurt a. M. 1995, ISBN 363148366X , p. 143

personal data
SURNAME	Thutmose
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Thutmose
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Vizier in ancient Egypt at the time of the New Kingdom
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	14th century BC Chr.