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it, this is attested only among the titles of Nebamun’s contemporary colleague, the ‘royal wb3’ Suemniut,?“ whose career is discussed below.” The last official title among the ones mentioned in the tomb of Nebamun, but again without any information on its temporal use in his life, is jmj-r3 snw n nswt ‘overseer of the storehouse of the king’. Intriguingly, neither Taylor, nor Al-Ayedi mentioned this title in their works.’ There are two possible explanations for this: 1. they did not come across or notice this title, which I very much doubt; 2. the copy of the hieroglyph text in the publication of Bouriant?” is inaccurate, which is more conceivable, because there are also some other mistakes or uncertainties in the copy. The question cannot be answered without the collation of the original text, a task I have not had the chance to carry out. In these circumstances I do not intend to make any suggestions either about the connection of this title to the others belonging to Nebamun or of its possible use during his career. Looking into the functional titles of Nebamun, it can be observed that three out of five (I do not consider ‘overseer of the storehouse of the king’ in this respect) are exclusively attested on his remains, and the two other titles that are rarely attested during the New Kingdom.” Might this phenomenon be the influence of the general aspect of the administration in the early 18" dynasty, especially during the reigns from Ahmose to that of Thutmose II, which period was characterized by continuous reform and consolidation in the area of central administration, when the practices had already been formed by the Theban centred 17" dynasty of the Second Intermediate Period were retained, at the same time the installation of new officials and creation of new offices could also be seen?" The question cannot be answered with certainty, nor can any other credible solution for this occurrence be provided. 34° Jones, 1988, 54, nos. 20, 22; Taylor, 2001, 15, no. 136-137; Al-Ayedi, 2006, 22, nos. 73, 75-76. It is clear, however, that Tjanuni (TT 134) bore a similar title, jmj-r3 T° w n nb ‘overseer of the royal boats of the lord ’, see Jones 1988, 54, no. 21. > For the discussion on Suemniut, see. p. 125. 7° Taylor, 2001, 47; Al-Ayedi, 2006, 123-124. 377 Bouriant, 1887, 97. 37 Uncertainties in the copy are the inaccurate writing of the name of Dunanui, Bouriant, 1887, 98, or a barely explainable ¢ ending after the word ‘, Bouriant, 1887, 98. 39 The title ‘overseer of the royal boats’ (or any variation of it) was already mentioned earlier, borne by Suemniut, a colleague of Nebamun, see note 374. The other title ‘steward of the royal wife’ was borne in slight variation by Kheruef, the owner of TT 192, during the reign of Amenhotep III — Akhenaten, by Huya in his Amarna-tomb during the reign of Akhenaten, as well as by Yuy on his stele during the reign of Ramesses II, see Taylor, 2001, 26; Al-Ayedi, 2006, 52-53. #% Shirley, 2013, 576.
