Prehotep I

Prehotep I
Vizier
SuccessorPrehotep II (Vizier)
Dynasty19th Dynasty
PharaohRamesses II
FatherMery, High Priest of Osiris
MotherMaianuy

The ancient Egyptian noble Prehotep I (also known as Rahotep, Parahotep, Prehotep the Elder, Parehotp) was Vizier in the latter part of the reign of Ramesses II, during the 19th Dynasty.[1][2]

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Prehotep
in hieroglyphs

Family

Parahotep is mentioned on two monuments belonging to the High Priest of Osiris Wennufer. On a statue now in the Athens Museum, the city governor and vizier Rahotep is said to be the (grand-)son of the High Priest of Osiris To and to be born of Maianuy. Wennufer also included his brother Prehotep in a family monument from Abydos. The vizier Nebamun is also said to be a brother of Wennufer and Prehotep. On another monument however Nebamun is said to be a son of Ramose and Sheritre, so he is more likely to be a cousin.[1]

Monuments

Prehotep is known from a stela in Abydos (Cairo Jde 19775) which depicts Prehotep with two other men and three women adoring Osiris and Isis. A canopic jar with Selqet and Qebehsenuef protecting Prehotep is now in Brussels (E. 5901).[1]

Prehotep is mentioned on Wennufer's monuments as mentioned in the section about family above.

Identity with vizier Prehotep II

  • for the possible identity with a namesake, compare: Prehotep II (Vizier)

References

  1. ^ a b c Kitchen, K. A. (1996). Ramessides Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations. Vol. III. Blackwell Publishers.
  2. ^ Kitchen, K. A. (1982). Pharaoh Triumphant: the life and times of Ramesses II. Aris & Phillips Ltd.
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Officials and priests during the reign of Ramesses II
Viziers
  • Paser
  • Khay
  • Thutmose
  • Prehotep I
  • Prehotep II
  • Neferronpet
Viceroy of Kush
  • Amenemopet
  • Yuny
  • Heqanakht
  • Paser II
  • Huy
  • Setau
  • Anhotep
Overseer of the treasuries
  • Nebiot
  • Amenmose
  • Panehsy
  • Suty
  • Pay-ten-hab
  • Amenemone
Overseer of the granary
High Priest
of Amun
of Ptah
of Re
of Osiris
  • Mery
  • Wenennefer
  • Hori
  • Yuyu
of Anhur


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