Amenmose, Son of Pendjerty (sometimes named Amenmessu) was a royal scribe from the time of Ramesses II. Amenmose was the son of the judge Pendjerty and the sistrum bearer of Amun, Mut and Khonsu, named Mutemonet.[1]
Several of the monuments Amenmose left behind show the goddess Neith in a place of prominence, which may be a reference to the birthplace of his father. Neith was worshipped in Esna.[1] In his tomb in Thebes Amenmose is said to be not only a scribe, but also the Head of the Temples. This may indicate that he inspected temples. Hibachi mentions that this may explain why his monuments were found in so many different locations.[1]
Monuments
Amenmose is known from several monuments:
Theban tomb TT373.[3][4] The tomb was discovered in 1948 when local inhabitants of Khohka found the tomb underneath one of their houses.[1]
1 2 3 4 L. Habachi. The Royal Scribe Amenmose, Son of Penzerti and Mutemonet: His Monuments in Egypt and Abroad, in Studies in Honor of George R. Hughes, January 12, 1977, pg 83-103
1 2 Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume III: Part 2 Saqqara to Dashur, p. 838
1 2 Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume I: The Theban Necropolis, Part I. Private Tombs, Griffith Institute. 1970. pp 433-434, ASIN: B002WL4ON4
1 2 3 4 5 6 Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III) Wiley-Blackwell. 2001, pp 149-153, ISBN978-0631184287
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