Ramose (TT55): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
FeanorStar7 (talk | contribs) →References: +cat |
m Disambiguating links to New Kingdom (link changed to New Kingdom of Egypt) using DisamAssist. |
||
| (11 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox Egyptian dignitary|Name=Ramose|Style=Vizier|image=Vezir Ramose and spose Merit-Ptah.jpg|Caption=Ramose and his wife Merit-Ptah, restored relief from their tomb TT55|Burial=[[TT55]]|Wife=Merit-Ptah|Father=Heby|Pharaoh=[[Amenhotep III]] and [[Akhenaten]]|Predecessor=[[Ptahmose (vizier)|Ptahmose]]|Successor=[[Nakhtpaaten]]}} |
|||
[[File:Ramose-8d.jpg|thumb|220px|Depiction of Ramose in his tomb]] |
|||
The [[Ancient Egypt]]ian noble, '''Ramose''' was [[Vizier (Ancient Egypt)|Vizier]] under both [[Amenhotep III]] and [[Akhenaten]]. He was in office in the last decade of Amenhotep's III reign and at the beginning of the reign of the latter king. Ramose appears on jar labels found in the palace of king Amenhotep III at [[Malkata]]. Here appears also the vizier [[Amenhotep-Huy]]. Both viziers are also shown side by side in the temple of Soleb. In the [[New Kingdom]] the office of the vizier was divided in a northern vizier and a southern one. It is not entirely clear whether Ramose was the southern or northern one.<ref>{{cite book |first1=A. P. |last1=Kozloff |first2=B. M. |last2=Bryan |first3=L. M. |last3=Berman |title=Egypt's Dazzling Sun, Amenhotep III and his world |publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art |location=Cleveland |year=1992 |isbn=9780940717169 |pages= |
The [[Ancient Egypt]]ian noble, '''Ramose''' was [[Vizier (Ancient Egypt)|Vizier]] under both [[Amenhotep III]] and [[Akhenaten]]. He was in office in the last decade of Amenhotep's III reign and at the beginning of the reign of the latter king. Ramose appears on jar labels found in the palace of king Amenhotep III at [[Malkata]]. Here appears also the vizier [[Amenhotep-Huy]]. Both viziers are also shown side by side in the temple of [[Soleb]]. In the [[New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]] the office of the vizier was divided in a northern vizier and a southern one. It is not entirely clear whether Ramose was the southern or northern one.<ref>{{cite book |first1=A. P. |last1=Kozloff |first2=B. M. |last2=Bryan |first3=L. M. |last3=Berman |title=Egypt's Dazzling Sun, Amenhotep III and his world |publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art |location=Cleveland |year=1992 |isbn=9780940717169 |pages= 49–50}}</ref> |
||
Ramose was born into an influential family. His father was the mayor of [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]] Heby, in office at the beginning of Amenhotep's III reign. The brother of Ramose was the [[high steward]] of Memphis [[Amenhotep (Huy)]].<ref>{{cite book |first=JJ |last=Shirley |chapter=Crisis and Restructuring of the State: From the Second Intermediate Period to the Advent of the Ramesses |editor-first=Juan Carlos |editor-last=Moreno García |title=Ancient Egyptian Administration |publisher=Leiden |location=Boston |year=2013 |isbn= 9789004249523}}</ref> |
Ramose was born into an influential family. His father was the mayor of [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]] Heby, in office at the beginning of Amenhotep's III reign. The brother of Ramose was the [[high steward (Ancient Egypt)|high steward]] of Memphis [[Amenhotep (Huy)]].<ref>{{cite book |first=JJ |last=Shirley |chapter=Crisis and Restructuring of the State: From the Second Intermediate Period to the Advent of the Ramesses |editor-first=Juan Carlos |editor-last=Moreno García |title=Ancient Egyptian Administration |publisher=Leiden |location=Boston |year=2013 |isbn= 9789004249523}}</ref> |
||
== |
==Tomb== |
||
{{main|TT55}} |
|||
His tomb |
His tomb TT55<ref>[http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/nobles/ramose/e_ramose.htm Ramose (TT 55)]</ref> is located in the [[Sheikh Abd el-Qurna]] – part of the [[Theban Necropolis]], on the west bank of the [[Nile]], opposite to [[Luxor]], and is notable for the high quality decorations in both the [[Art of ancient Egypt|traditional]] and [[Amarna style]]s. |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
| Line 13: | Line 14: | ||
<references /> |
<references /> |
||
| ⚫ | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramose}} |
|||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Viziers of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt]] |
|||
[[Category:Ancient Egyptian viziers]] |
|||
{{AncientEgypt-bio-stub}} |
{{AncientEgypt-bio-stub}} |
||
Latest revision as of 18:22, 8 July 2023
| Ramose | |
|---|---|
| Vizier | |
 Ramose and his wife Merit-Ptah, restored relief from their tomb TT55 | |
| Predecessor | Ptahmose |
| Successor | Nakhtpaaten |
| Pharaoh | Amenhotep III and Akhenaten |
| Father | Heby |
| Wife | Merit-Ptah |
| Burial | TT55 |
The Ancient Egyptian noble, Ramose was Vizier under both Amenhotep III and Akhenaten. He was in office in the last decade of Amenhotep's III reign and at the beginning of the reign of the latter king. Ramose appears on jar labels found in the palace of king Amenhotep III at Malkata. Here appears also the vizier Amenhotep-Huy. Both viziers are also shown side by side in the temple of Soleb. In the New Kingdom the office of the vizier was divided in a northern vizier and a southern one. It is not entirely clear whether Ramose was the southern or northern one.[1]
Ramose was born into an influential family. His father was the mayor of Memphis Heby, in office at the beginning of Amenhotep's III reign. The brother of Ramose was the high steward of Memphis Amenhotep (Huy).[2]
Tomb
[edit]His tomb TT55[3] is located in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna – part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor, and is notable for the high quality decorations in both the traditional and Amarna styles.
References
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramose (vizier).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomb of Ramose.
- ^ Kozloff, A. P.; Bryan, B. M.; Berman, L. M. (1992). Egypt's Dazzling Sun, Amenhotep III and his world. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art. pp. 49–50. ISBN 9780940717169.
- ^ Shirley, JJ (2013). "Crisis and Restructuring of the State: From the Second Intermediate Period to the Advent of the Ramesses". In Moreno García, Juan Carlos (ed.). Ancient Egyptian Administration. Boston: Leiden. ISBN 9789004249523.
- ^ Ramose (TT 55)
 | This Ancient Egypt biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |