Aperel

Vizier of ancient Egypt

Aperel

Vizier

The Vizier Aperel

Dynasty| 18th Dynasty
Pharaoh| Amenhotep III and Akhenaten
Burial| tomb I.1 Bubasteion, Saqqara
Spouse| Taweret
Children| Huy, Seny, Hatiay

Aperel (sometimes written as Aperia) was a vizier of ancient Egypt, who served during the reigns of the 18th-dynasty kings Amenhotep III and Akhenaten.Besides being vizier, Aperel was also a commander of chariots.

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Aperia
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

## Pronunciation and etymology

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Aperel was pronounced "something like 'Abdiel ('Abdi-El) meaning "the servant of the god El" according to Alain Zivie.[1]

## Family

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During the reign of Amenhotep III, Aperel married his wife Taweret. They had at least three sons: Seny, Hatiay and Huy. Seny was a steward and Hatiay was a priest of Nefertem.[2]

Huy, was apparently the oldest son and heir of Aperel. He holds most of the titles compared with his brothers, and also that of Commander of Chariots also held by his father. He was a commander of horse, commander of chariots and scribe of recruits of the Lord of the Two Lands, was also buried in the tomb of his parents.[3]

## Tomb and burial

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At Saqqara, the Tomb of Aperel was discovered in 1987 by the French under supervision of Alain Zivie. The tomb is designated as I.1 and is located in the cliffs of the Bubasteion (a sanctuary dedicated to Bastet). Taweret, Aperia's wife, may have been an important lady in her own right as she is the only New Kingdom woman identified to date to have been buried in a set of three coffins. Their son Huy was buried in year 10 of Akhenaten or even later. Also mentioned in the tomb are Aperel’s sons Seny, an official, and Hatiay, a priest.[2]

According to Strouhal, Aperel was 50–60 years old at the time of his death, his wife Taweret was 40–50 years old at the time of her death, and their son Huy was 25–35 years old at the time of his death.

## References

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1. ^ BiblicalArchaeology.org
2. ^ a b Alain Zivie, The Lost Tombs of Saqqara, American Univ in Cairo Press, 2007
3. ^ Murnane, William J. Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt, Scholars Press, Atlanta, 1995 (#26-A p. 53)

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