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Nakhtmin was an important
ancient Egypt
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ian military official under
Ramses II
Ramesses II (sometimes written Ramses or Rameses) (; , , ; ), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was an Pharaoh, Egyptian pharaoh. He was the third ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Nineteenth Dynasty. Along with Thutmose III of th ...
around 1250 BC. Nakhtmin is mainly known from his rock cut tomb that was found at
Abusir
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. Nakhtmin was ''first charioteer of his majesty'', also ''master of the horses'' and ''overseer of the charioteers''. He was also ''royal envoy to all foreign lands''. In this position he most likely took over diplomatic roles, leading ambassadorials missions to foreign lands. His wife was the ''lady of the house'' and ''singer of
Bastet
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Bastet was ...
, lady of Ankhtawy'', Hathor. Otherwise it is not much known about him. His tomb was cut into the rock at Abusir at the foot of the local hill. It has a front court with pillars and an inner chapel with two columns. From there, there is an entrance leading to four further chambers all connected by stairways. Here were found three skeletons, one of a man, one of a woman and one very badly preserved. The tomb chapel was once decorated with relief-decorated blocks, other blocks were decorated with paintings.Khaled Daoud, Sabry Farag, Christoper Eyre: ''Nakht-Min: Ramesses II's charioteer and envoy'', in: ''Egyptian Archaeology'', No. 48, Spring 2016, 9-13