Mose was an ancient Egyptian official who served in the court of 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II during the 13th century BC.
Mose was a Soldier of Ramesses II, beloved of Atum and greatly favored by him. A stele was created for Mose, depicting him receiving gifts from his king. The stela is now in the Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim (nr 374) and originally comes from Qantir.Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III) Wiley-Blackwell. pp 187-188, 2001 The Stele demonstrate his high position: Mose is standing in front of the Pharaoh where the inscription says: "The King himself gives silver and all good things of the king's house, because the king is "pleased with the speech of his mouth". To the soldiers Ramesses says: "I wish you may see and do what His Majesty loves. How good is what he has done! Great, great!".Christine Raedler: Rank and Favour at the Early Ramesside Court, in: R. Gundlach, J. H. Taylor (editors), Egyptian Royal Residences, 4th Symposium on Egyptian Royal Ideology, KSG 4,1, Wiesbaden, 2009 , p.144
Mose's name was cited in amateur documentaries who looked to check the authenticity of the Exodus story,Exodus Decoded his name was usually brought up as supposedly being similar in definition and pronunciation to Moses' Hebrew name: Moshe.Was Moses’ Name Egyptian? by John Huddlestun However, Egyptology treats Mose as a completely different historical figure, and the favour of the king was rendered unto many other individuals, such as Anhurmose.
See also
Mose (scribe)
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