Siese

Who is Siese?

Siese was an Ancient Egyptian vizier and treasurer of the Twelfth Dynasty. He was most likely in office under Amenemhat II. Information about Siese is primarily derived from his mastaba excavated by Jacques de Morgan around 1894/95 at Dahshur and rediscovered in 2008 by an Egyptian team. The mastaba was decorated with a palace facade and with scenes showing Siese and his family. Four panels with the image of Siese in front of an offering table were excavated by de Morgan and are now on display in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. The burial chamber of the tomb is decorated with pyramid texts. On the chamber, he is given the title treasurer.

From other objects it is possible to reconstruct elements of his career. He started as a chamberlain, then was appointed to the post of a high steward, and became treasurer. Towards the end of his career he was appointed vizier.