Mose (Ancient Egyptian official)
Mose was an ancient Egyptian official who served in the court of 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II during the 13th century BC.
Mose was a Soldier of Ramesses II, beloved of Atum and greatly favored by him. A stele was created for Mose, depicting him receiving gifts from his king. The stela is now in the Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim (nr 374) and originally comes from Qantir.[1] The Stele demonstrate his high position: Mose is standing in front of the Pharaoh where the inscription says: "The King himself gives silver and all good things of the king's house, because the king is "pleased with the speech of his mouth". To the soldiers Ramesses says: "I wish you may see and do what His Majesty loves. How good is what he has done! Great, great!".[2]
Mose's name was cited in sources who looked to check the authenticity of The Exodus' story,[3] his name was usually brought as similar in definition and pronunciation to Moses' Hebrew name: Moshe.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III) Wiley-Blackwell. pp 187-188, 2001 ISBN 978-0631184287
- ^ Christine Raedler: Rank and Favour at the Early Ramesside Court, in: R. Gundlach, J. H. Taylor (editors), Egyptian Royal Residences, 4th Symposium on Egyptian Royal Ideology, KSG 4,1, Wiesbaden, 2009 ISBN 978-3447058889, p.144
- ^ Exodus Decoded
- ^ Was Moses’ Name Egyptian? by John Huddlestun