the Tomb of kagemni at saqqara

The Titles of Kagemni also known as Memi

As with all high officials, he was attributed with dozens of titles (53 in total), some of which were purely honorific, but some were of functions which he actually performed. He would have held many of these before taking on the high office of vizier.



Hereditary Noble
Count
Chief Justice (literally: "He of the curtain" and of high status)
Vizier
Chief Lector Priest
Gracious of Arm (The meaning of this title is not clear)
Sole Companion
Mortuary-priest of Anubis is unusual in this title
Stolist-priest of Min
Scribe of the God's Book
Director of every Divine Office
Master of the Secrets of the Sacred Language
(Sole) Confidant of the King out of his (the king's) Two Banks
Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt
Sem-priest
Director of every Kilt (possibly meaning "Director of all Officials")
Overseer of the two Treasuries

var.
Overseer of the two Granaries
Overseer of the Six Great Mansions
Mouth of every Butite
Overseer of the Two Wabet-chambers
Overseer of the Two Houses of Gold
He who is in the Chamber (i.e councillor) of Nekhen
Herdsman (i.e. ruler) of Nekhen
Chief of Nekheb (El-Kab)
Overseer of the Scribes of the Royal Documents
Master of the Secrets of that which (only) the One sees
He who has Might with the Gods
Domain-administrator of (the vineyard)
"Star-of-Horus-President-of-Heaven"
Director of the Mansions of the Red Crown
Director of the Mansions of the White and Red Crowns
Inspector of the Pyramid "The-Places-of-Teti-are-Enduring"
possibly omitted in error, see below
Inspector of Priests of the Pyramid
"The-Places-of-Teti-Son-of-Re-are-Enduring"

var.
Overseer of the Town of the Pyramid
"The-Places-of-Teti-are-Enduring"
He who is in the Chamber (i.e councillor)
Master of the Secrets of Secret Missions
Overseer of all Works of the King
Overseer of all (Judicial) Hearings

var.
Overseer of the Two Chambers of the King's Wardrobe
Overseer of Upper Egypt
Overseer of Upper and Lower Egypt
Overseer of the Entire Land, Upper and Lower
Overseer of the Two Royal Domains
Master of Secrets
High Priest of Heliopolis
Overseer of all Commands

var.
Overseer of all Commands of the King
Attached to "Fair-is-the-Face"  (a name of the crown)
Overseer of the Two Chambers of the Seal-bearers
Overseer of Commissions in the Entire Lands
Overseer of the Fowling-marsh
Overseer of the King's Fowling-marsh
Judge and Nome-Administrator

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