Chancellor Bay

Bay, also called Ramesse Khamenteru, was an important Asiatic official in ancient Egypt, who rose to prominence and high office under Seti II Userkheperure Setepenre and later became an influential powerbroker in the closing stages of the 19th Dynasty. Bay's foreign origins and unusual "kingmaker" status may relate to near-contemporary references to a man named Irsu mentioned in the Great Harris Papyrus. However, the association remains a matter of debate among specialists.