Overseer of Upper Egypt

The Overseer of Upper Egypt was an important Ancient Egyptian title in the Old and in the Middle Kingdom. The title appears first in the middle of the Fifth Dynasty. The first title holder is the vizier Kay. The office is in the following years well attested. Most titles holders had other high titles, many of them were viziers. In the Fifth Dynasty, the Egyptian provinces became more important. The central government installed an office in charge of the provinces. The first title holders were all officials at the royal residence. In later times also local officials were bearing the title.^[1]

References

↑ Juan Carlos Moreno Gracía: The territorial Administration of the Kingdom, in: Juan Carlos Moreno Gracía (editor): Ancient Egyptian Administration, Leiden, Boston 2013, p. 118-119

Ancient Egyptian titulary

Royal titulary	Great Royal Wife Khenemetneferhedjet Pharaoh

Religious titulary	Divine Adoratrice of Amun God's Wife God's Wife of Amun High Priests of Amun High Priest of Osiris High Priest of Ptah High Priest of Ra Lector priest Servant in the Place of Truth Two Ladies

Courtly and administrative titulary	Haty-a High steward Iry-pat Khekeret-nisut Nomarch Overseer of the treasuries Treasurer Viceroy of Kush Vizier

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