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Nakhtmin (also Minnakht) held the position of generalissimo during the reign of pharaoh Tutankhamun of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. His titles during the reign of Tutankhamun included "the true servant who is beneficial to his lord, the king's scribe ," "the servant beloved of his lord," "the Fan-bearer on the Right Side ...
Jul 28, 2017 · No other period in ancient Egyptian history had its share—almost a surfeit—of enigmatic and poorly understood characters as the Amarna era. Mysterious kings and queens apart, Nakhtmin, a...
Jul 28, 2017 · This head, part of a fragmentary monolithic pair statue of husband and wife, represents Nakhtmin, a royal scribe and general under Tutankhamun. He was designated the crown prince when King Aye came to the throne.
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He was placed in the family tomb along with his parents, and the funeral rites were probably performed by his sons Nakhemmut and Nakhtmin, who spoke the words of the offering texts and repeated the names of those who had passed on to the next world, thus giving them renewed life.
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Nakhtmin held the position of Generalissimo during the reign of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. His titles during this pharaoh's reign included "the true servant who is beneficial to his lord, the King's Scribe", "the servant beloved of his lord", "Fanbearer on the King's Right Hand", and "the servant who causes to live the name of his lord".These titles were...
Nakhtmin is believed to have been from Panopolis (modern Akhmim). His mother is known from a statue to be Iuy, who was a 'Chantress of Min and Isis'at the temple of Min at Panopolis. The identity of Nakhtmin's father is not known with certainty. The title of "King's Son" could be completed as "King's Son of his own body," which would make him the s...
See also: Viceroy of Kush Whether Nakhtmin's incomplete title of "King's Son [...]" should be completed as "King's Son of Kush" is often disputed. As it seems that the nobleman Paser I held the position of Viceroy during that time period. However, Paser served under Horemheb and whether he also served under Ay is less certain, allowing a gap in the...
The military official Nakhtmin is often confused with a priestly official with the same name (Nakhtmin), since both Nakhtmin's share Panopolis as their hometown and both were closely involved in the royal court. They are however, clearly two seperate individuals, "as the priestly Nakhtmin has no military titles, and the military Nakhtmin has no pri...
It is not unlikely that, during his reign, Pharaoh Ay appointed Nakhtmin his heir to the throne, "perhaps in an effort to counteract the power of Horemheb". Both Nakhtmin and Horemheb were high military officials and both gained the title of "Crown Prince" (r-pꜥt), Horemheb under Tutankhamun, Nakhtmin under Ay. However, Nakhtmin never became pharao...
It is assumed that his tomb, which was never discovered, has been given the same treatment as that of Ay, who was amongst the Amarnapharaohs whose memories were execrated under later rulers.
Black, J.R., 2006: The Instruction of Amenemope: A critical edition and commentary, prolegomenon and prologue. University of Wisconsin–Madison.Booth, C., 2012: Horemheb: The Forgotten Pharaoh.Carter, H., 1963: The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen, Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter. Cooper Square Publishers, New York.Desroches-Noblecourt, C., 1963: Tutankhamen: Life and Death of a Pharaoh. N. Y. Graphic Society, New York.In this paper, the author discusses Nakhtmin, the owner of Theban tomb (TT) 87, who was active during the reigns of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. The examination of six types of funerary cones revealed that the tomb was not Nakhtmin's only tomb,
After Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s early death, General Nakhtmin became the Crown Prince and was in line to inherit the Throne of Ancient Egypt. It appears that he died before his father and did not live long enough to take up his own rule.
