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where they are informed by the complaints of the workmen that they had not received their provisions for a period of time. The officials decided in their favour. Nesamun is designated as wdpw nswt ‘royal wdpw’ in all but one source, as expected in cases of special assignments carried out on the orders of the ruler.** The only source where he appears with the functional title wb3 nswt ‘royal wb?’ is the scene of Amenhotep being rewarded in Karnak. Although the explanation for the usage of this title here is not entirely clear, it might be linked to the fact that in this case, Nesamun takes part in a ceremonial event as a courtier and not as a particular agent of the king in an administrative matter. Another phenomenon worthy of note is the appearance of the functional titles both before and after the names. The titles wdpw nswt ‘royal wdpw’ and wb3 nswt ‘royal wb?’ consequently stand before the name of Nesamun, while all his other titles follow his name: variations of the title s$ nswt n pr-3 ‘royal scribe of the Pharaoh’ appear in all cases, either alone, or together with % n pr n pr dw3.t-ntr “nh-tj n Jmn-R¢ nswt ntr.w ‘steward of the estate of the Divine Adoratrix, may she live!, of Amun-Re, king of the gods’ and _jmj-r3 pr hd ‘overseer of the treasury’, alternately in the particular documents. There are some examples of placing the name between the titles, however, the importance of this practice is not clear.’ III.90. Neferkareemperamun Date: Ramesses IX (based on the cartouches on the remains) Genealogy: unknown Tomb: unknown Remains: — rewarding scene of Amenhotep, Karnak — papyrus, London, British Museum, EA 10054 — papyrus, London, British Museum, EA 10221 (Papyrus Abbott) — papyrus, Brussels, Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, E 6857 (Papyrus Leopold II — Amherst) Functional titles: wb3 nswt wb3 nswt n pr-3 wdpw nswt wdpw 56 For further discussion on the usage of the two titles, see p. 91. 57 For further discussion on the usage of the two titles, see p. 91.