Vizier (Ancient Egypt)

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The vizier was the highest official in ancient Egypt to serve the pharaoh (the king) during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. "Vizier" is the generally accepted rendering, among Egyptologists, of the ancient-Egyptian tjati, tjaty, etc. The Instruction of Rekhmire (Installation of the Vizier), a New Kingdom text, defines many of the duties of the tjaty and lays down codes of behavior. Viziers were often appointed by the pharaoh. During the 4th Dynasty and early 5th Dynasty, viziers were exclusively drawn from the royal family. From the period around the reign of Neferirkare Kakai onward, they were chosen according to loyalty and talent or inherited the position from their fathers.

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