Vizier

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Viziers are the highest government officials in all of Egypt, except the pharaoh. **The viziers were the chief advisors to the pharaoh.** Viziers were very important people and everybody counted on them. It was a great honor and viziers were always on their toes. They helped a lot with Government Organization.

Viziers were officials appointed by the Pharaoh. It was an honor to be appointed vizier. A vizier rides to places on a ceremonial stretcher called a palanquin. Only super important people like the vizier and pharoah ride on palanquins. The viziers were like spokesmen for the pharaoh. Also being the representative of divine authority, perception and justice, they had to be fair and equitable, met with the foremen of construction, treasurer, and king. Each vizier had at least 30 functions a day. Being a vizier was extremely hard work.
 * //There were always two viziers at work//**. There was one vizier forupper Egypt and one for lower Egypt . Each vizier had its own official. They oversaw every government aspect. They tried cases, acted as a custodian for legal documents, and heard major cases. They looked at defense systems and tax collections. Viziers had tons and tons of titles.

There were many famous viziers. Rekhmire was a great vizier and construction worker. Wrote a letter about how tiring it was to be vizier and it was placed in his tomb. **//Imhotep was also a wonderful vizier and construction worker. Imhotep made the famous Step Pyramid .//** He was the vizier of Pharaoh Djoser. Ay was one of the greatest viziers of all time. He was born and raised in the royal court circles. He was the vizier of Pharoah Akhenaten.

Viziers were almost more important than the pharoah. Pharoahs without viziers were almost useless. In a viziers mind, there is no such thing as being lazy because they were always thinking fast. Many viziers wrote letters about how hard their job was. Being a vizier was no easy task.

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