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Amethu called Ahmose

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Amethu called Ahmose
Vizier of the South
Egyptian name
O29
D38
Tw
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SuccessorUseramen
Dynasty18th Dynasty
PharaohThutmose II, Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
BurialThebes TT83
SpouseTa-Amethu
ChildrenUseramen, Neferweben, Amenhotep, Akheperkare

Amethu called Ahmose was a vizier of ancient Egypt.[1] He served during the reign of Thutmose II and the early years of the reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III of the 18th Dynasty.[2]

Family

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His wife's name was Ta-Amethu. Their children include the viziers Useramen and Neferweben. Two additional sons are known from Theban tomb TT122: Amenhotep, an Overseer of the Magazine of Amun, and Akheperkare, a prophet of Montu.[1]

Amethu called Ahmose and his wife Ta-Amethu also had several grandchildren. The later second prophet of Amun Merymaat was a son of Amenhotep. Vizier Rekhmire was a son of Neferweben.[1]

Tombs and burial

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Amethu called Ahmose was buried in TT83 in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Thebes.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Porter, B. and Moss R.L.B., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis, Part One: Private Tombs. Second Edition. Griffith Institute. Oxford. 1994
  2. ↑ Hatshepsut by Anneke Bart