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.
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.
Pinedjem II named one of his wives 'Superintendent of Southern Foreign Lands and Viceroy Kush'.[1]
List of Viceroys
Below is a list of viceroys mainly based on a list assembled by
George Reisner.
He 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.
^Briant Bohleke, An Ex Voto of the Previously Unrecognized Viceroy Setmose,
Göttinger Miszellen 85 (1985), 13-24
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abGerard P.F. Broekman, The Leading Theban Priests of Amun and their Families under Libyan Rule, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 96 (2010), pp. 125-148
Further reading
George A. Reisner, The Viceroys of Ethiopia, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan., 1920), pp. 28–55.
George A. Reisner, The Viceroys of Ethiopia (Continued), The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr., 1920), pp. 73–88.