Pensekhmet

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Pensekhmet
Vizier
Dynasty 19th Dynasty
Pharaoh Merenptah

Pensekhmet was a Vizier of ancient Egypt. He served during the reign of Merenptah. [1]

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References

  1. K.A. Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions: Merenptah & the late Nineteenth Dynasty, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003, pg 74