Neferweben

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Neferweben
Vizier
Dynasty
18th Dynasty
PharaohThutmose III
FatherAmethu called Ahmose
MotherTa-Amenthu
WifeBet(au)
ChildrenRekhmire

Nebweben was an

18th Dynasty
.

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Neferweben[1]
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

Family

Neferweben was the son of vizier Amethu called Ahmose, who served during the reign of Thutmose II and the early years of the combined reigns of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. He was the brother of vizier Useramen and the father of vizier Rekhmire. Useramen is last attested in year 28 of Thutmose III, while Rekhmire is first attested as vizier in year 32. According to an older hypothesis Neferweben served as vizier in the intervening years.[2] However, his canopic jar was found in Saqqara where he was most likely buried. The burial place indicates that he was a vizier with his office in the northern part of the country (during the New Kingdom the vizierate was divided into Upper (South) and Lower Egypt (North)).[3]

Amethu called Ahmose (Vizier)
Useramen (Vizier)NeferwebenBet(au) (wife)
Rekhmire (Vizier)

Vizier

The vizier Neferweben is known from two

Qebehsenuef.[1]

The

Boston Museum of Fine Arts has a small red granite statue (29.728) inscribed for Neferweben.[4][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Aylward M. Blackman, The Nugent and Haggard Collections of Egyptian Antiquities, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan., 1917), pp. 39-46
  2. ^ a b Dows Dunham, Three Inscribed Statues in Boston, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 15, No. 3/4 (Nov., 1929), pp. 164-166
  3. , p. 134–135.
  4. ^ Statue of the Vizier Neferweben Statue image and description from the BMFA online collection