# Neferperet

**Neferperet** was a treasurer who served under King Ahmose I in the early Eighteenth Dynasty, a time of military and political reorganization and consolidation in which significant administrative changes were enacted.<sup>[2](https://brill.com/view/journals/jeh/3/1/article-p73_4.xml)</sup> The stelae that attest him fix him to regnal year 22 of Ahmose's reign.<sup>[1](http://www.ancientneareast.net/pharohs/ahmose-i-nebpehtire/)</sup> Placing that year in absolute terms, Manetho gives a total of about 25 to 26 years for Ahmose, a figure backed by Josephus, who records 25 years and 4 months.<sup>[1](http://www.ancientneareast.net/pharohs/ahmose-i-nebpehtire/)</sup>

| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dating basis | Regnal year 22 of Ahmose; Manetho/Josephus give about 25–26 years for the reign<sup>[1](http://www.ancientneareast.net/pharohs/ahmose-i-nebpehtire/)</sup> |

## Neferperet, treasurer of Ahmose I

In the early reign the same title-family was held alongside the highest priesthood: the first known high priest of Amun, Djhuty, served under King Ahmose and was also overseer of the seal-bearers.<sup>[2](https://brill.com/view/journals/jeh/3/1/article-p73_4.xml)</sup>

## Attestations and findspots

**Quarry stelae.** Neferperet appears on two almost identical rock stelae in the quarries of el-Maasara, near Cairo and south of Tura.

**Qatna vessel.** His title and name also appear on an alabaster vessel found in one of the royal tombs at Qatna, next to a vessel of Amenemhet III (a Twelfth Dynasty king).

**Abydos sealings.** A seal may also be preserved from him: Martin's 1971 catalog lists a seal (no.

## Dating and chronology

The stelae fix Neferperet to regnal year 22 of [Ahmose I](https://www.edgepedia.org/ahmose-i). Placing that year in absolute terms depends on how long Ahmose reigned. Manetho, the Ptolemaic-era historian, gives a total of about 25 to 26 years for Ahmose, a figure backed by Josephus, who records 25 years and 4 months.<sup>[1](http://www.ancientneareast.net/pharohs/ahmose-i-nebpehtire/)</sup> On that reckoning year 22 falls late in the reign, only a few years before the king's death.

## Career in context: the early Dynasty 18 state

Neferperet served during a period of reorganization. The early Eighteenth Dynasty was a time of military and political reorganization and consolidation, in which significant administrative changes were enacted, likely designed to support a "powerful and pervasive royal authority".<sup>[2](https://brill.com/view/journals/jeh/3/1/article-p73_4.xml)</sup> Under King Ahmose and his successors, newly created positions accompanied the rise of Amun and his priesthood, and the offices of viceroy of [Kush](https://www.edgepedia.org/kush-new-kingdom-province) and vizier were a central feature of early Dynasty 18 administration; some office-holders quickly established family dynasties that lasted several generations.<sup>[2](https://brill.com/view/journals/jeh/3/1/article-p73_4.xml)</sup> Djhuty, overseer of the seal-bearers under Ahmose, belonged to this reshaped elite.<sup>[2](https://brill.com/view/journals/jeh/3/1/article-p73_4.xml)</sup>

Abydos was the center of Ahmose's documented building activity, best attested in inscriptions and architectural remains there.<sup>[1](http://www.ancientneareast.net/pharohs/ahmose-i-nebpehtire/)</sup>

## References


1. Ahmose I Nebpehtire – Ancient Near East. http://www.ancientneareast.net/pharohs/ahmose-i-nebpehtire/
2. Shirley, J. J. 2010. "Viceroys, Viziers & The Amun Precinct: The Power of Heredity and Strategic Marriage in the Early 18th Dynasty." Journal of Egyptian History 3: 73–102. https://brill.com/view/journals/jeh/3/1/article-p73_4.xml

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