Head of the orders
| Head of the orders in hieroglyphics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| or |
Imi-ra-upet / Imi-ra-uput Jmj-r3-wpt / Jmj-r3-wp (w) t Head of the order / Head of the orders |
|||
The head of the orders was an ancient Egyptian title, the meaning of which is controversial in research and is only attested in the Old Kingdom . This title was often held by officials of the provincial administration and it seems to have been the most important title held by the princes , especially in the 4th and 5th dynasties . They were officials who carried out orders in the province on behalf of the king. The exact reading of the title is controversial, above all it is not clear whether it is the head of the orders or the head of the order to be translated. As the title of the provincial administration, it often had an addition specifying the place ( head of the orders in X ).
literature
- Dilwyn Jones: An Index of ancient Egyptian titles, epithets and phrases of the Old Kingdom I . Archaeopress, Oxford 2000, ISBN 1-8417-1069-5 , p. 88, no.375.
Individual evidence
- ^ Petra Andrássy: Investigations into the Egyptian state of the Old Kingdom and its institutions (= Internet contributions to Egyptology and Sudan archeology XI ). London / Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-1-906137-08-3 , p. 106.