Amethu called Ahmose
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Amethu called Ahmose was a Vizier
of Ancient Egypt
. He served during the reign of Thutmosis II and the early years of the reign of Hatshepsut
and Thutmosis III.
and Neferweben. A third son named Amenhotep is known from TT122. From that same tomb a fourth son named Akheperkare is known. Amenhotep was an Overseer of the Magazine of Amun and Akheperkare was a prophet of Monthu.
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.
in Thebes.
Vizier (Ancient Egypt)
The vizier was the highest official in Ancient Egypt to serve the king, or pharaoh during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. Vizier is the generally accepted rendering of ancient Egyptian tjati, tjaty etc, among Egyptologists...
of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
. He served during the reign of Thutmosis II and the early years of the reign of Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut also Hatchepsut; meaning Foremost of Noble Ladies;1508–1458 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt...
and Thutmosis III.
Family
His wife's name was Ta-amethu. Their children include the viziers UseramenUseramen
Useramen was a Vizier of Ancient Egypt under Pharaohs Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III of the 18th dynasty.-Family:...
and Neferweben. A third son named Amenhotep is known from TT122. From that same tomb a fourth son named Akheperkare is known. Amenhotep was an Overseer of the Magazine of Amun and Akheperkare was a prophet of Monthu.
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
Rekhmire
Rekhmire was a noble and official of 18th dynasty Egypt who served as "Governor of the Town" and Vizier during the reigns of Tuthmosis III and Amenhotep II. He was the nephew of Vizier User, who took office at the time of the fifth year of Queen Hatshepsut’s reign. User's official titles included...
was a son of Neferweben.
Tombs and Burial
Amethu called Ahmose was buried in TT83 in Abd el QurnaSheikh Abd el-Qurna
The necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna is located on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt.Named after the doomed tomb of the local saint. This is the most frequently visited cemetery on the Theban west bank, with the largest concentration of private tombs....
in Thebes.