Installation of the Vizier in the context of "Vizier (Ancient Egypt)"

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⭐ Core Definition: Installation of the Vizier

The Installation of the Vizier, alternatively the Instruction of Rekhmire or the Regulation Laid Upon the Vizier Rekhmire, is an ancient Egyptian text dating to the New Kingdom found in the tomb of the official Rekhmire at Thebes. It describes the office of the Egyptian vizier, his appointment, his duties, his relationships to other officials, and how to behave. The vizier's main functions according to the Regulation are in the fields of the judiciary, treasury, war, interior, agriculture, and general executive.

Two other copies of the Installation of the Vizier have survived, one in the tomb of Useramen (vizier to Hatshepsut and Thutmose III) and another in the tomb of Amenemipet (vizier to Amenhotep II and Thutmose IV); however, neither is complete.

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👉 Installation of the Vizier in the context of Vizier (Ancient Egypt)

The vizier was the highest official in ancient Egypt to serve the pharaoh (king) during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. Vizier is the generally accepted rendering of ancient Egyptian tjati, tjaty etc., among Egyptologists. The Instruction of Rekhmire (Installation of the Vizier), a New Kingdom text, defines many of the duties of the tjaty, and lays down codes of behavior. The viziers were often appointed by the pharaoh. During the 4th Dynasty and early 5th Dynasty, viziers were exclusively drawn from the royal family; from the period around the reign of Neferirkare Kakai onwards, they were chosen according to loyalty and talent or inherited the position from their fathers.

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