Viceroy of Kush


The former Kingdom of Kerma in Nubia, was a province of ancient Egypt from the 16th century BCE to eleventh century BCE. During this period, the polity was ruled by a viceroy who reported directly to the Egyptian Pharaoh. It is believed that the Egyptian 25th Dynasty were descendants of these viceroys, and so were the dynasties that ruled independent Kush until the fourth century CE.
The 'King's Son of Kush' ruled the area north of the Third Cataract. The area was divided into Wawat in the north, centered at Aniba, and Kush in the south, centered at Soleb during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt and then Amara West. The title lapsed under Paiankh. Pinudjem II named 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 by George Reisner.
NameDynastyKing Comment
Ahmose called Si-TayitEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAhmose IPossibly the first Viceroy.
Ahmose called TuroEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAmenhotep I and Thutmose ISon of Ahmose called Si-Tayit
SeniEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptThutmose I and Thutmose II
PenreEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptHatshepsut
Inebny called AmenemnekhuEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptHatshepsut and Thutmose IIIFirst attested in year 18, and serving until about year 22.
NehiEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptThutmose IIIAttested in year 22 or 23 of Tuthmosis III.
UsersatetEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAmenhotep II
AmenhotepEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptThutmose IV and Amenhotep III
MerymoseEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAmenhotep III
TuthmosisEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAkhenaten
Amenhotep called HuyEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptTutankhamunBuried in TT40
Paser IEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAy and HoremhebSon of the Viceroy Amenhotep called Huy
AmenemopetNineteenth Dynasty of EgyptSeti I and Ramesses IISon of Paser and grandson of Amenhotep Huy
YunyNineteenth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses IIServed as Head of the stable under Sety I and was later promoted to Viceroy.
HeqanakhtNineteenth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses II
Paser IINineteenth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses IISon of the High Priest of Min and Isis named Minmose. Related to the family of Parennefer called Wennefer.
HuyNineteenth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses IIHe may have served either before or after Setau. Huy was also Mayor of Tjarw and a royal messenger to the Hatti. According to an inscription, he escorted Queen Maathorneferure from Hatti to Egypt.
SetauNineteenth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses II
AnhotepNineteenth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses IIBuried in TT300.
MernudjemNineteenth Dynasty of Egyptpossibly a Viceroy under Ramesses II
KhaemtirNineteenth Dynasty of EgyptMerneptah
MessuyNineteenth Dynasty of EgyptMerneptah, perhaps Amenmesse, and Seti II
SetiNineteenth Dynasty of EgyptSiptah
Hori ITwentieth Dynasty of EgyptSetnakhteSon of Kama.
Hori IITwentieth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses III and Ramesses IVSon of Hori I.
SieseTwentieth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses VI
NahihorTwentieth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses VII and perhaps Ramesses VIII
WentawatTwentieth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses IXSon of Nahihor
RamessesnakhtTwentieth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses IXSon of Wentawat.
PinehesyTwentieth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses XIPlayed a role in suppressing the High Priest of Amun Amenhotep.
SetmoseTwentieth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses XI
PiankhTwentieth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses XIPiankh was also the High Priest of Amun.
HerihorTwentieth Dynasty of EgyptRamesses XI-
AkheperreTwenty-first Dynasty of EgyptMenkheperreThe el-Hibeh archive mentions Akheperre who is a Third Priest of Amun and a Viceroy of Kush.
NeskhonsTwenty-first Dynasty of EgyptSiamunDaughter of Smendes II and Queen Takhentdjehuti, and wife of the HIgh Priest of Amun Pinedjem II. Buried in the cache in DB320
Pamiu ITwenty-third Dynasty of EgyptOsorkon IIIThe title of Viceroy is attested on the coffins of his grandsons.