Usersatet
| Usersatet | |
|---|---|
| Viceroy of Kush | |
18th Dynasty | |
| Pharaoh | Amenhotep II |
| Father | Siamun |
| Mother | Nenwenhermenetes |
Usersatet was an
Thutmosis IV
. As king's son of Kush he was the main official in charge of the Nubian provinces.
Usersatet was perhaps born in
Satet being the main deity of Elephantine. Usersatet's father was Siamun, and his mother was Nenwenhermenetes, king's ornament, about both of whom not much is known.[1]
It seems that Usersatet grew up in the royal palace and followed the king on his military campaign to
Semna
bears a copy of a king's letter to Usersatet. However, no biography of this official survived. Therefore, there is not much known about his life and career. His name had been removed from many monuments, therefore it seems that he fell into dishonour at some point in his career.
His tomb has not yet been identified.[3] A stela from Wadi el-Hudi, first described in 2017, was found showing Usersatet in front of Satet and Hathor.[4] In March 2019, the discovery of 14 stele dated back to the Middle Kingdom was announced by archaeologists in Wadi el-Hudi. In one of the 3,400-year-old stelas was written the name of Usersatet.[5]
References
- ISBN 3-447-02663-4, 901
- ISBN 3-447-02663-4, 901-902
- ISBN 3-447-02100-4, 628
- ^ Kate Liszka: Wadi el-Hudi Site 4: a lost amethyst mining settlement, in Egyptian Archaeology 51, Autumn 2017, p. 38-39
- ^ March 2019, Owen Jarus 26 (26 March 2019). "100 Ancient Egyptian Inscriptions Found at Amethyst Mining Site". livescience.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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