(fl. 12th century B.C.E.) Official of the Twentieth Dynasty
Amennakht served RAMESSES III (r. 1194–1163 B.C.E.) as a supervisor of tomb artists and craftsmen. These artists resided in a special community near the VALLEY OF THE KINGS on the western shore of the Nile at THEBES. The
community was called DEIR EL-MEDINA, once known as “the Place of the Servitors of Truth.” Amennakht was a trained scribe who served as an overseer for the workers in the royal tombs. He and his fellow SERVITORS OF THE PLACE OF TRUTH were able to build personal tombs of unusual size, ornately decorated. They donated their skills in providing one another with exquisitely painted gravesites.
