Sekhem-ankh-Ptah
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Sekhem-ankh-Ptah (also Sekhemankhptah and Sekhemankh-Ptah) was a Ancient Egyptian high official who lived during the Old Kingdom period. His main title was that of a vizier, making him to the most important official at the royal court, second only to the king. Other important titles of Sekhem-ankh-Ptah were overseer of all royal works and overseer of the scribes of the king's document.[1] Sekhem-ankh-Ptah was married to a woman named Bunefer who might have been the daughter of a king as indicated by her title "King's daughter of his body".[2]
Sekhem-ankh-Ptah is mainly known from his mastaba (G7152) discovered by George Andrew Reisner at Giza. The dating of Sekhem-ankh-Ptah is uncertain and ranges in scholarly literature from the Fifth Dynasty[3] to the Sixth Dynasty.[4]
References
- ↑ Strudwick 1985, p. 134-135.
- ↑ Callender 2002, p. 303, footnote 15.
- ↑ Strudwick 1985, p. 135.
- ↑ The Giza Archives: search G 7152
Literature
- Alexander Badawy: Iteti, Sekhemankh-ptah and Kaemnofert, Berkeley 1976, pp. 15-23, figs. 18-24, pls. 14-23.
- Callender, Vivienne (2002). "A Contribution to the Burial of Women in the Old Kingdom" (PDF). Archiv Orientální 70 (3): 301–308.
- Strudwick, Nigel (1985). The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom: The Highest Titles and Their Holders (PDF). Studies in Egyptology. London; Boston: Kegan Paul International. ISBN 978-0-7103-0107-9.