Siese the Elder | |
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Superintendent of the Granary | |
Successor | Qeni |
Dynasty | 19th Dynasty |
Pharaoh | Ramesses II |
Children | Qeni |
Siese the Elder was the Superintendent of the Granary during the reign of Ramesses II. Siese and his family came from Asyut.[1]
Siese is known from a statue now in the Louvre (A. 74). Siese is said to be a Real King's scribe and the Superintendent of the Granary. On the dorsal pillar of the statue Siese is also said to be a General, and his position in the Granary is given in more detail as the Superintendent of the Granary of the North and South.[2]
Siese's name also appears on an ostracon (O. Gardiner 40) detailing a list of officials.[2] He is named along with
Siese the Elder was the father of Qeni and the grandfather of Siese the Younger, as recorded on a dyad belonging to Siese the Younger.[3]