Padiamenope

Padiamenope
Sunk relief believed to depict Padiamenope, now at the MET Museum.
Dynastylate 25th – early 26th Dynasty
BurialTT33, el-Assasif, Theban Necropolis



Padiamenope(t)
in hieroglyphs
Era: Late Period
(664–332 BC)

Padiamenope:431 (also known by the hellenised form Petamenophis:259) was an ancient Egyptian royal scribe and chief lector priest between the late 25th Dynasty and the early 26th Dynasty, known mainly for his immense tomb, one of the largest ever built in ancient Egypt.