Ankhmare

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Ankhmare
Vizier
Dynasty
4th Dynasty
FatherKhafre
BurialMastaba LG 87 in Giza
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Ankhmare
in hieroglyphs
Era: Old Kingdom
(2686–2181 BC)

Ankhmare was an ancient Egyptian prince and vizier of the 4th Dynasty. His titles include king's eldest son of his body (sA-nswt n Xt=f), as well as chief justice and vizier (smsw tAjtj sAb TAtj).[1] Ankhmare was a son of Pharaoh Khafre and was named after the god Ra.[2]

Titles

His titles include:[3]

  • Hereditary prince, count, the eldest King's son of his body
  • Chief Ritualist of His Father
  • Chief justice and vizier
  • Treasurer of his father, the King of Lower Egypt.

Tomb

Ankhmare's tomb is G 8460, located in the

Giza Necropolis.[1]
The entrance leads to a rock-cut chapel. Two pillars divide the chapel into two parts. In the area behind the pillars three burial shafts are dug into the floor.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Giza pyramids by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Hassan, Selim. Excavations at Gîza 6: 1934-1935. Part 3: The Mastabas of the Sixth Season and their Description. Cairo: Government Press, 1950.; obtained from gizapyramids.org Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine