- Ahmose Pen-Nekhebet
Ahmose Pen Nekhbet was an ancient Egyptian official who started his career under
Ahmose I and served all the pharaohs untilThutmose III . His autobiographical inscriptions are important for the understanding of the history of the early New Kingdom, though less detailed than those of his contemporaryAhmose, son of Ebana .Under Ahmose I he fought in Northern
Canaan , he followedAmenhotep I toNubia , accompaniedThutmose I to Naharin, campaigned withThutmose II inSinai .He held many offices such as wearer of the royal seal, chief treasurer and herald. His autobiography ends with the assertion that he had been the tutor of
Neferure , daughter ofHatshepsut .References
"Biography of Ahmose Pen-Nekhbet" in "Ancient Records of Egypt" by J. H. Breasted, Part Two, sections 17ff, 40ff
External links
* [http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/texts/ahmose-pen-nekhbet.htm Biography of Ahmose Pen-nekhbet]
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