Mose (Ancient Egyptian official)

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Mose was an ancient Egyptian official who served in the court of 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II during the 13th century BC.

The Stele of Mose Hildesheim, Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, die Stele des Mose.JPG
The Stele of Mose

Mose was a Soldier of Ramesses II, beloved of Atum and greatly favored by him. A stele was created for Mose, depicting him receiving gifts from his king. The stela is now in the Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim (nr 374) and originally comes from Qantir. [1] The Stele demonstrate his high position: Mose is standing in front of the Pharaoh where the inscription says: "The King himself gives silver and all good things of the king's house, because the king is "pleased with the speech of his mouth". To the soldiers Ramesses says: "I wish you may see and do what His Majesty loves. How good is what he has done! Great, great!". [2]

Mose's name was cited in amateur documentaries who looked to check the authenticity of the Exodus story, [3] his name was usually brought up as supposedly being similar in definition and pronunciation to Moses' Hebrew name: Moshe. [4] However, Egyptology treats Mose as a completely different historical figure, and the favour of the king was rendered unto many other individuals, such as Anhurmose. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III) Wiley-Blackwell. pp 187-188, 2001 ISBN   978-0631184287
  2. 1 2 Christine Raedler: Rank and Favour at the Early Ramesside Court, in: R. Gundlach, J. H. Taylor (editors), Egyptian Royal Residences, 4th Symposium on Egyptian Royal Ideology, KSG 4,1, Wiesbaden, 2009 ISBN   978-3447058889, p.144
  3. ↑ Exodus Decoded
  4. ↑ Was Moses’ Name Egyptian? by John Huddlestun
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