Zamonth

Vizier

At Abydos (North Cemetery), the granite round-topped Stela of Zamonth show him sitting in front of an offering table. The stela with iconography to the god Amun was most likely made in a workshop at Thebes. He bears the titles member of the elite, mayor. overseer of the city and vizier (jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ njwt; ṯꜣtj sꜣ-mnṯw). The stela is now on display in the Grand Egyptian Museum (before in the Egyptian Museum) of Cairo.

The stela also mentions several servants of the vizier, such as the Overseer of Estate, Renseneb, Reporter of the Vizier Senusret, Interior Overseer of the Bureau of the Vizier, Amenemhat etc.

At Thebes, the Statue of a Vizier, father of Vizier Ankhu, thought to be Samontu with the title string jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; ḫtmw-bjtj; smr-wꜥtj [...].

Attestations Samontu (PD 526 ) is known from several attestations.

Stela Cairo CG 20102 with high title, wife's name. Statue Cairo CG42034 with high title, wife's name and son Ankhu. Seal/sealing Leiden F 2015/9.515 as overseer of the city and vizier. Stela Mariemont B.422 with name, high title and mother's name. Stela BM EA 1290 (weak) different title, name and mother's name. Inscribed surface FSN 495 (weak) different title, name and mother's name. Inscribed surface FSN 498 (weak) different title, name and mother's name. Inscribed surface FSN 499 (weak) different title, name and mother's name. Hieratix text Semna Despatch 6 (weak) different title, name and mother's name.

Other sources An offering chapel of Senwosret (Vienna AS 198), a reporter of the vizier, may belong to a servant of Zamonth. A person with the same name and title is mentioned on the Stela in Cairo (CG 20102).