Amenmose, Son of Pendjerty

Amenmose, son of Pendjerty
Royal Table Scribe
Dynasty 19th Dynasty
Pharaoh Ramesses II
Father Pendjerty
Mother Mutemonet, named Inty
Burial TT 373
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Amenmose
in hieroglyphs

Amenmose, Son of Pendjerty (sometimes named Amenmessu) was a royal scribe from the time of Ramesses II. Amenmose was the son of the judge Pendjerty and the sistrum bearer of Amun, Mut and Khonsu, named Mutemonet.[1]

Life and Career

A statue now in the British museum indicates that Amenmose's father Pendjerty was from Iwny (modern Esna).

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- Pendjerty in hieroglyphics [2]

His mother's name is given as Mutemonet, and her name is shortened to Inty and Iny on different monuments.

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- Iny as written on the Manchester Museum statue[2]
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- Name recorded in TT 373[3]

Several of the monuments Amenmose left behind show the goddess Neith in a place of prominence, which may be a reference to the birthplace of his father. Neith was worshipped in Esna.[1] In his tomb in Thebes Amenmose is said to be not only a scribe, but also the Head of the Temples. This may indicate that he inspected temples. Hibachi mentions that this may explain why his monuments were found in so many different locations. [1]

Monuments

Amenmose is known from several monuments:

  • Theban tomb TT 373.[3][4] The tomb was discovered in 1948 when local inhabitants of Khohka found the tomb underneath one of their houses.[1]
  • A block statue now in Cairo (CGC 42,169)[4]
  • A statue fragment from Qantir. [4]
  • A statue in the British Museum (BM 137). Amenmose is said to be the son of Pendjerty and Inty.[4]
  • A statue from Tolemaita, Libya. Amenemone is said to be the son of the dignitary Pendjerty and of the sistrum-player Mutemonet. [4]
  • A squatting statue from Memphis. The statue is broken in two and part is located in the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum (Inv 5749) and part is now in the Manchester University Museum. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 L. Habachi. The Royal Scribe Amenmose, Son of Penzerti and Mutemonet: His Monuments in Egypt and Abroad, in Studies in Honor of George R. Hughes, January 12, 1977, pg 83-103
  2. 1 2 Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume III: Part 2 Saqqara to Dashur, p. 838
  3. 1 2 Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume I: The Theban Necropolis, Part I. Private Tombs, Griffith Institute. 1970. pp 433-434, ASIN: B002WL4ON4
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III) Wiley-Blackwell. 2001, pp 149-153, ISBN 978-0631184287
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