Wadjetrenput

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Wadjetrenput was a high ancient Egyptian civil servant who served under the reigning Queen Hatshepsut . His most important title was upper asset manager , with which he administered the royal domains. He is only known from a few sources, so that his exact classification in the reign of Hatshepsut is uncertain. His grave has not yet been identified. He finds him on a quarry inscription on the Gebel Hammam (north of Aswan ) next to Hatshepsut and King Thutmose III. Mention. Furthermore, Wadjetrenput is mentioned in a letter and appears on various ostraca .

literature

  • JJ Shirley: The Power of the Elite: The Officials of Hatshepsut's Regency and Coregency. In: José M. Galán, Betsy M. Bryan, Peter F. Dorman (Eds.): Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut. Occasional Proceedings of the Theban Workshop (= Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization. (SAOC), number 69). The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago , Chicago 2014, ISBN 978-1-61491-024-4 , pp. 225–226 ( PDF file; 21.7 MB ; retrieved from The Oriental Institute ).
personal data
SURNAME Wadjetrenput
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Senior asset manager in ancient Egypt at the time of the New Kingdom
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 15th century BC Chr.