What is "usermontu"

Usermontu was an ancient Egyptian vizier from the reign of Tutankhamun to likely the reign of Horemheb, during the 18th Dynasty.

Usermontu is depicted in the tomb of Khonsu, called To (TT 31). In the hall Usermontu and his brother Huy, who was a prophet of Montu are shown offering to the barque of Montu. Usermontu is said to be born of Maia. A statue from a private collection gives the name of his father as Nebmehyt.

A second individual by the name of Usermontu is mentioned in the tomb, but this individual is the son of Khonsu. This younger Usermontu is a High Priest of Sobek.

The vizier Usermontu is also depicted in the tomb of the High Priest of Sobek, Hatiay (TT 324). Usermontu is shown seated at a banquet with vizier Nebamun(?).

A stela of Usermontu was found in Armant. The text includes a hymn to Montu.

"Usermontu" is an ancient Egyptian mummy exhibited at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum of San Jose, California.

The name Usermontu – which means, "Powerful is Montu" – almost certainly does not match the still-unknown name originally belonged to the mummified man. The mistake arose because long after death the mummy was placed in a coffin originally belonged to another man, a priest named Usermontu, and was still inside of it at the time of rediscovery.
The mummy is very well preserved, and is also known for having an ancient but sophisticated prosthetic pin in its left knee.

Usermontu (Wsr-mnṯw, "Powerful is Montu") is an ancient Egyptian personal theophoric name. It may refers to:

• Usermontu, an alleged pharaoh during the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
• Usermontu, a vizier of the late 18th Dynasty
• Usermontu, a First Prophet of Montu during the Ramesside period, buried in TT382
• Usermontu, a mummified dignitary, mainly known for having a prosthetic pin in his leg