Reporter (Ancient Egypt)

Faulkner and Gardiner translates wḥmw as 'herald, reporter', suggesting that officials bearing this title by the Middle Kingdom were involved in the dissemination of information within the governmental administration.[5] Occasionally the title "scribe of the reporter" (sš n wḥmw) is attested, suggesting that some had their own staff.The usage of the title within the religious framework relates to the belief of an intermediary between deities and man.Galan notes that the operational structure of the title wḥmw and its function within the administrative framework operates in a bidirectional manner, either descending from the king to the people through the herald, or ascending from the people to the king or vizier via the herald.Conversely, within the religious context, the operational structure of the title wḥmw functions unidirectional, solely ascending from the people to the gods through a divine, royal or individual intermediary.
Statue of the Herald Amenhotep, son of Hapu , Luxor Museum , Egypt
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