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| Pwj m Rˁ Puimre[1] in hieroglyphs | ||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||
Puimre, also spelled Puyemrê, was an ancient Egyptian noble, architect and Second Priest of Amun during the reign of Thutmose III of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. He was the son of Puia and Lady Nefer-iah, and had two wives: Tanefert and Sensonb.[1] His wife Sensonb was the daughter of Puimre's superior, the High Priest of Amun Hapuseneb and his wife Amenhotep. Sensonb served in the temple of Amun as a Divine Adoratrice.[2]
Puimre's tomb – namely TT39 – is located in El-Khokha, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. A damaged relief from the tomb contains an image of a cat and its name, "Nedjem", the earliest known individual cat name.[3][4]
- ^ a b Porter, B.; Moss, R. L. B.; Burney, E. W. (1960). "Numbered tombs: 39. Puimre". Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings. Volume I: The Theban Necropolis, Part 1: Private Tombs (Second, revised and augmented ed.). Oxford: Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum. p. 71−75.
- ^ O'Connor, David and Cline, Eric H. Thutmose III: A New Biography University of Michigan Press. 2006 ISBN 978-0472114672.
- ^ Davies, Norman de Garis (1922). The Tomb of Puyemrê at Thebes, Volume I: The Hall of Memories. Robb de Peyster Tytus Memorial Series II. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-61-981068-6.
- ^ "First named cat". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 14 December 2022.