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Egyptian vizier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zamonth or Samont (son of Monthu) was an ancient Egyptian vizier who is thought to have been in office during the reign of Amenemhat III, at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty.
| Zamonth | |
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| Vizier | |
Statue of Ankhu's father, an unnamed vizier; he may have been Zamonth indeed.[1] | |
| Dynasty | 12th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Amenemhat III |
| Mother | Zatip |
| Wife | Henutpu |
| Children | Senebtifi, maybe Ankhu |
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| Zamonth in hieroglyphs | |||
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| Era: Middle Kingdom (2055–1650 BC) | |||
Zamonth is known from a stela, showing him sitting in front of an offering table. The stela is now on display in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. Here he bears the titles member of the elite, mayor. overseer of the city and vizier. [2] The mother of Zamonth is a woman called Zatip. A mouth of Nekhen Zamonth with the same mother is known from several rock inscriptions in Lower Nubia. They date to the years 6 and 9 of king Amenemhat III and report a small military campaign against Nubia. It seems likely that both sources refer to the same person, the Nubian inscriptions belong to the time before he was promoted to the position of a vizier. [1]
An offering chapel of Senwosret (Vienna AS 198), a reporter of the vizier, may belong to a servant of Zamonth.[3] A person with the same name and title is mentioned on the Stela in Cairo (CG 20102).
Zamonth was married to a lady named Henutpu. Children include:
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