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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Notable person

Cartoon of a scribe with a blank papyrus roll

Rekhmire

A vizier whose tomb shows how Egypt was run.

Years
About 1450 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
New Kingdom. New Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
Thebes

Three facts

  1. 1He was a top helper of the king.
  2. 2His tomb shows taxes, crafts, and courts.
  3. 3He served Thutmose III and the next king.

More to know

One wall reads like a job guide for a vizier. It is about 3,400 years old.

Places: Thebes.

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