Mentuemhat

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Montuemhat in hieroglyphs

Seated figure of Mentuemhat in Neues Museum, Berlin

Mentuemhat (c. 700 BC – c. 650 BC) was a Theban official. He is depicted in many statues and buried in tomb TT34 of the Theban Necropolis.

Mentuemhat (or Montuemhat) was a fourth prophet of Amun in Thebes, Egypt. Mentuemhat was the son of Esptah, a Prophet of Amun and Mayor of the City, and Esenkhebi. Mentuemhat served during the reigns of Taharqa and Psamtik I.

Mentuemhat had 3 wives:^[1]

• Wadjerenes (Udjarenes), a Sistrum player of Amun-Re. She was a Nubian wife, the daughter of the King's Son (Piankhi-)Har and granddaughter of Piye. ^{[2] [3]}
• Eskhons (Neskhons)
• Shepetenmut (Shepenmut)

Statues of Mentuemhat

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• Seated figure in Neues Museum, Berlin
• Kneeling statue at British Museum, EA 1643 ^[4]
• Statue at Egyptian National Museum, Cairo.
• Relief with Anubis in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
• Statue head in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

References

1. Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pg 56-61
2. Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. ISBN 0-500-05128-3
3. Kitchen, Kenneth A. The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt, 1100-650 B.C. (Book & Supplement) Aris & Phillips. 1986 ISBN 978-0-85668-298-8
4. British Museum: online database