Viceroy of Kush

Viceroy of Kush inhieroglyphs
Sa-nisut-n-Kush Sꜣ-nswt-n-Kꜣš King's Son of Kush

The formerKingdom of KermainNubia,was a province ofancient Egyptfrom the 16th century BCE to eleventh century BCE. During this period, the polity was ruled by aviceroywho reported directly to the EgyptianPharaoh.

The 'King's Son of Kush' ruled the area north of theThird Cataract.The area was divided into Wawat in the north, centered atAniba,and Kush in the south, centered atSolebduring theEighteenth Dynasty of Egyptand thenAmara West.The title lapsed under Paiankh.Pinedjem IInamed one of his wives 'Superintendent of Southern Foreign Lands and Viceroy Kush'.

List of Viceroys

Below is a list of viceroys mainly based on a list assembled byGeorge Reisner.

Name	Dynasty	King (Pharaoh)	Comment
Ahmose called Si-Tayit	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Ahmose I	Possibly the first Viceroy.
Ahmose called Turo	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Amenhotep IandThutmose I	Son of Ahmose called Si-Tayit
Seni	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Thutmose IandThutmose II
Penre	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Hatshepsut
Inebny called Amenemnekhu	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Hatshepsut andThutmose III	First attested in year 18, and serving until about year 22.
Nehi	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Thutmose III	Attested in year 22 or 23 of Tuthmosis III.
Usersatet	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Amenhotep II
Amenhotep	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Thutmose IVandAmenhotep III
Merymose	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Amenhotep III
Tuthmosis	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Akhenaten
Amenhotep called Huy	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Tutankhamun	Buried inTT40
Paser I	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt	AyandHoremheb	Son of the Viceroy Amenhotep called Huy
Amenemopet	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Seti IandRamesses II	Son of Paser and grandson of Amenhotep Huy
Yuny	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses II	Served as Head of the stable under Sety I and was later promoted to Viceroy.
Heqanakht	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses II
Paser II	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses II	Son of the High Priest of Min and Isis named Minmose. Related to the family ofParennefer called Wennefer.
Huy	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses II	He may have served either before or after Setau. Huy was also Mayor of Tjarw and a royal messenger to theHatti.According to an inscription, he escorted QueenMaathorneferurefrom Hatti to Egypt.
Setau	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses II
Anhotep	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses II	Buried in TT300.
Mernudjem	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	possibly a Viceroy underRamesses II
Khaemtir	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Merneptah
Messuy	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Merneptah,perhapsAmenmesse,andSeti II
Seti	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt	Siptah
Hori I	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt	Setnakhte	Son of Kama.
Hori II	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses IIIandRamesses IV	Son of Hori I.
Siese	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses VI
Nahihor	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses VIIand perhapsRamesses VIII
Wentawat	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses IX	Son of Nahihor
Ramessesnakht	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses IX	Son of Wentawat.
Pinehesy	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses XI	Played a role in suppressing theHigh Priest of AmunAmenhotep.
Setmose	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses XI
Piankh	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses XI	Piankh was also the High Priest of Amun.
Herihor	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt	Ramesses XI
Akheperre	Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt	Menkheperre	The el-Hibeh archive mentions Akheperre who is a Third Priest of Amun and a Viceroy of Kush.
Neskhons	Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt	Siamun	Daughter ofSmendes IIand Queen Takhentdjehuti, and wife of the High Priest of AmunPinedjem II.Buried in the cache inDB320
Pamiu I	Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt	Osorkon III	The title of Viceroy is attested on the coffins of his grandsons.

See also

• Kingdom of Kush

Further reading

• George A. Reisner, The Viceroys of Ethiopia, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan., 1920), pp. 28–55.
• George A. Reisner, The Viceroys of Ethiopia (Continued), The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr., 1920), pp. 73–88.