View source for Rekhmire

{{Infobox Egyptian dignitary
| Name= Rekhmire
| Style = Vizier
| Image =Louvre 042007 06.jpg
|Caption=[[False door]] from TT100, now in the [[Louvre]].
| ImageSize= 
| Predecessor= 
| Successor= 
| Dynasty= [[Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|18th Dynasty]] 
| Pharaoh= [[Thutmose III]] and [[Amenhotep II]]
| Father=
| Mother=
| Wife=
| Children=
| Burial= Thebes [[TT100]]
}}
'''Rekhmire''' was an [[ancient Egypt]]ian noble and official of the [[Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|18th Dynasty]] who served as "Governor of the Town" ([[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]]) and [[Vizier (Ancient Egypt)|Vizier]] during the reigns of [[Thutmosis III]] and [[Amenhotep II]], circa 1400 BCE. He was the nephew of Vizier [[Useramen|User]], who took office at the time of the fifth year of Queen [[Hatshepsut]]’s reign. User's official titles included mayor of the city, vizier, and prince. Rekhmire is noted for constructing a lavishly decorated [[TT100|tomb]] for himself in [[Sheikh Abd el-Qurna]], part of the [[Theban Necropolis]], containing lively, well preserved scenes of daily life during the [[New Kingdom of Egypt|Egyptian New Kingdom]].<ref>Lynn Meskell, ''Private Life in New Kingdom Egypt'', Princeton University Press 2002, p.46</ref><ref>Leonard Cottrell, ''The Lost Pharaohs: The Romance of Egyptian Archaeology'', Evans 1950</ref> His tomb is also important as it contains a full copy of a text detailing the duties of the office of the vizier, known as the [[Installation of the Vizier]].<ref>[[Miriam Lichtheim]], ''Ancient Egyptian Literature'', Volume II: The New Kingdom, University of California Press 1978 pp.21ff.</ref><ref>J. H. Breasted, ''Ancient Records of Egypt'', Part Two; §§ 666ff.</ref>

He was also [[High Priest]] of [[Annu]] or Heliopolis. The cause of his political and personal downfall remains unclear. It is suspected that he fell into disgrace and was deposed.<ref>Sigrid Hodel-Hoenes, ''Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: Scenes from Private Tombs in New Kingdom Thebes'', Cornell University Press 2000, p.140</ref> His tomb was [[TT100|Theban Tomb 100]].

{{multiple image|perrow=2|total_width=600|caption_align=center
| align    = center
| direction =vertical
| image1   = Syrians bringing presents in the tomb of Rekhmire (actual).jpg
| image2   = Syrians bringing presents in the tomb of Rekhmire.jpg
| footer=''[[Retjenu]]'' Syrians bringing presents in the tomb of Rekhmire, circa 1400 BCE (actual painting and extrapolated drawing)
}}

{{Commons category|Rekhmire}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/interactive/explore-ancient-egypt/ The Tomb of Rekhmire]
* [http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/texts/rekhmire.htm Regulation laid upon the vizier Rekhmire]
* [http://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/ancient-door-hatshepsut-vizier-user-discovered-karnak]


{{authority control}}

[[Category:Viziers of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt]]
[[Category:Ancient Egyptian priests]]


{{AncientEgypt-bio-stub}}