Puimre
Ancient Egyptian priest
About Puimre
Born 1550 BC. Puimre was an ancient Egyptian priest.
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.
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.
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ancient Egyptian priest
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Puimre was born in 1550 BC.
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Puimre was an ancient Egyptian priest.
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