Ankhkherednefer (Ancient Egyptian: ˁnḫ ẖrd nfr, lit. ''The beautiful child lives'')[1] (name formerly read as Ankhrenepnefer, or Ankhsherynefer) was an ancient Egyptian official known from a block statue found in the Tell el-Maskhuta (perhaps ancient Pithom). The statue, made of red granite is now in the British Museum (BM 1007).
| Ankhkherednefer's official titles in hieroglyphs | |||||||||||
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Rwḏw-ˁ3-n-ˁḥ Great Inspector of the Palace | |||||||||||
Sḫ3-nfr-n-pr-Tm-nb-ˁjn Good scribe of the Temple of Atum, Lord of Tura[note 1] | |||||||||||
Ḥrj-jdnw-n-pr-ˁ3 Supreme Lieutenant of the Pharaoh | |||||||||||
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Biography edit
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| Ankhkherednefer in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||
Ankhkherednefer served under king Osorkon II whose name appears on the statue. On the statue he bears the titles: Great Inspector of the Palace; Good scribe of the Temple of Atum, Lord of Tura[note 1] and Supreme Lieutenant of the Pharaoh.
References edit
- Notes
- Citations
- ^ Hermann Ranke (1935). Die Ägyptischen Personennamen - Band I (PDF) (in German). Augustin, Glückstadt. p. 66.
- ^ Kathryn A. Bard (1999). Encyclopaedia of the Archeology of ancient Egypt. Routledge, London. p. 958. ISBN 0-415-18589-0.
Literature edit
- Edouard Naville: The Store-city of Pithom and the Route of the Exodus, London, 1885, S. 13-14 with English translations of the texts, Frontispice, Text on plate IV). online
- Karl Jansen-Winkeln: Ägyptische Biographien der 22. und 23. Dynasstie, Teil 1, Wiesbaden 1985, S. 269-71 ISBN 3-447-02525-5
- Karl Jansen-Winkeln: Inschriften der Spätzeit, Bd. II: Die 22.-24. Dynastie, Wiesbaden, 2007, S. 126-127
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