Amethu called Ahmose explained

Amethu called Ahmose
Style:Vizier
Successor:Useramen
Pharaoh:Thutmose II, Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Wife:Ta-Amethu
Children:Useramen, Neferweben, Amenhotep, Akheperkare
Burial:Thebes TT83

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

Family

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.[2]

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.[2]

Tombs and burial

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

Notes and References

  1. http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/kings%20and%20Queens/Hatshepsut.html Hatshepsut
  2. 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