PHARAOH

MILITARY OFFICIALS Name Role Head Naval Officer Took part in attack on Hyksos Accompanied king on Palestine + Nubia campaigns Soldier + Treasurer Amply rewarded for his valour (Wilkinson) Was in the thick of fighting Head of Army Accompanied king to Kush (Upper Nubia) to extend Es boundaries Career as official began Respected Soldier Fought in Nubia + Khek Rewarded > 2 golden bracelets > 2 necklaces > armlet > dagger >headdress >fan (Wilkinson) Crew Commander Sailed with king against Nubians Head of Army Palestine + Mitanni Fought in Nubia + Mitanni (western Asiatic kingdom)

CIVIL ADMINISTRATORS Name Role

PRIESTS Name Role

AHMOSE

Ahmose son of Ebana

AMENHOTEP I

Ahmose son of Ebana

Ineni Ahmose Pennekhbet

THUTMOSE I

Ahmose son of Ebana

Ineni

Ahmose Pennekhbet

Superintendent of kings building projects Karnak pylons Two obelisks Kings tomb Necropolis improvements (Breasted)

THUTMOSE II

Ahmose Pennekhbet

Rewarded + acknowledged > 2 golden bracelets > 4 necklaces > armlet > 2 golden axes > 6 flies + 3 lions of valour (Wilkinson) Fought against Shasu (Bedouin) of S Palestine Royal rewards valuable > 3 gold bracelets > 6 necklaces > 3 armlets > silver axe (more valuable than gold) (Wilkinson)

Thure

Viceroy of Kush (earliest known) -> royal decree issued on day of Thut Is coronation

Ineni

Possibly supervised works

HATSHEPSUT

Nehsy

Chancellor + Kings messenger Led expedition to Punt with contingent of troops opened peaceful trade + brought back exotic goods Nurse of Neferure (infancy) Teasurer

User-amun Senenmut -

Vizier (early reign) Neferures tutor most favoured + trusted supporter meteoric rise to power

Ineni Hapusoneb

Overseer of granary of Amun First Prophet of Amun Chief of all prophets in S + N Controlled all cults -> influence + power Building supervisor Djeser-Djeseru Tomb Karnak + Deir el Bahri monuments

Ahmose Pennekhbet

Overseer of the two granaries Overseer of the works of Amun Superintendent of the private apartments + bathroom Steward of Amun + King admin vast resources of Amun cult + pharaoh (national economy) Overseer of all the Kings works + Chief architect supervised all building works

conducted all the works of the king in Karnak, in Armant and Deir el Bahri (Wilkinson) Thutiy Overseer of the double silver-house Overseer of the double gold-house responsible for: > Hats ebony shrine > metalwork on obelisks > gold from Punt Vizier of the South -> Pillar of the whole land; a noble second to the king (Wilkinson) most important official to Thut III roles in court, admin, judiciary total control of civil bureaucracy Daily reports to king Inspected taxes Supervised all > public building works - Djeser-Ahket + tomb > workshops > foreign tribute > dues to Temple of Amun Chief judge of the kingdom Commissioner of Police Minister of Armed forces Minister of Agriculture Interior Minister First Lord of the Treasury Prime Minister Menkheperreseneb High Priest - First Prophet of Amun Responsible for ensuring >smooth running of temple > correct performance of rituals -> New Yr festival; receive flowers from king after performing rites acceptable to Amun-Re n his festival (Wilkinson) Economic administration > inspect herds + flocks > preside over delivery of agricultural revenues due to temple from its estates > receive tribute from other temples under his Jurisdiction (Tomb depict) > oversee restocking of granaries at harvest time Treasurer - Overseer of houses of gold + silver Superintendent of the priests of Upper + Lower Egyot

THUTMOSE III

Rekmire

Amenhotep Born in Thut IIIs reign Chief steward of royal estates administered properties + estates of Amun + royal family Kings son of Kush looked after Hatis interest in Nubia Engineer foreigner of Hurrian (Asian) background -

Inebni

Admin of the two thrones of the god Superintendent of advance offices Superintendent of the double treasuries of gold + silver Superintendent of temple of Thes-khau-amun

Benya

Thure

Survival into Thut IIIs reign -> Tomb at Silsileh he is mentioned under Hat (Breasted)

Supervised Building works satisfied the king by the direction of the work on his monuments I witnessed how His Person erected many obelisks an flagstaff to his father Amun (Wilkinson)

Puemre

Second Prophet of Amun Foreman of the foremen Architect - involved in erection of ebony shrine for Muts temple + obelisk

Nebwawi

Began his career -> Statue inscription - rises to be High Priest of Osiris at Abydos -> Abydos Stela

AMENHOTEP II THUTMOSE IV Approach to Amin: - allowed military offices to shrink - replaced them with bureaucrats - often selected from long-estb elite families (royal admin prospered; court + bureaucratic connections supplanted military ones almost entirely) -> general or military officer ranks practically unknown -> royal scribe rank abounds, even viceroy of Kush came from paper-pushers background (Bryan) Hepu Ptahhotep Vizier of the South Vizier of the North = Hapu + Ptahhotep exist simultaneously -> Munich Papryus both called viziers appear as judges Horemheb Official powerful + close ally of Thut IV -> size of burial -> tomb depiction linking him with Thut IVs daughter Amenemopet Kings Chief steward Steward of Amun Favourite Steward of Thut IV Personal relationship resembled that of father + son -> Tomb bio: true foster child of the king, beloved of him

Nebwawi

Died during co-regency

Tjenuna

OFFICIALS
Engaged in helping king to achieve goals pharaoh seen as responsible for the inspiration + direction of internal + foreign affairs Officials ones who actually carried out the pharaonic policy + ensured its success Pharaohs (Ahmose Thut IV) dev prosperous, stable Egypt - could not have been achieved w/o continuing support loyal competent officials Tendency for impt positions to be monopolized by small elite grp + several officials served >1 king Eg. Ineni Amenhotep I Thut III Rekmire Thut III + Amenhotep II -> INITIALLY prominent - military Eg. Ahmose son of Ebana, Ahmose pennekhbet instrumental to victories + recorded contributions in tomb biographies -> AS EMPIRE GREW - vast bureaucracy of civil admin needed to admin internal + external policy Vizier (2: North + South/Theban) directly responsible to king or all branches of national gov - chief financial officer taxation, tribute - chief jusdge legal affairs - overall responsibility - royal building program - acted on behalf of king foreign affairs Eg. reception of annual tribute Eg. Rekhmire (Thutmose III, Amenhotep II) Viceroy of Nubia Wawat + Kush Overseer of treasury, granaries, building works Eg. Neferperet (Ahmose) - chief teasurer + overseer building wrks Abydos - respon reopen Tura quarry source fine limestone

Provincial administration members - Nomarchs Eg. Paheri of Nekheb (Thut II, Hat, Thut III) - Nomarch - tax collection, justice, local religious cults in his name - superv weighing + transp mined gold -> Thebes = contribute to economy - Mayor Thebes most high ranking due to imptce Thebes Eg. Sennefer (Amenhotep II) - such favour w king = tomb in VOK, usually reserved for royalty - wrk w South Vizier to oversee great Theban build proj - superv Deir el-Medina - organi great relig festiv of Theban yr

Most impt positions: - Vizier - Viceroy of Kush - Overseer of the Treasury

- First Prophet Amun - Kings Steward