Paheri's maternal grandfather was Ahmose son of Ibana. Ahmose had a daughter, Kem, who married the scribe Atefrura, a high Theban dignitary who was the tutor of the royal prince Uadjmes. Paheri was often called nomarch of Nekheb and Anyt (Letopolis or Esna), both are two main cities of the third nome of Upper Egypt, in the 18th Dynasty. Paheri was, as scribe, responsible for the grain from Ant (Denderah) to Nekheb. Like his father, Paheri carries the title of tutor of hereditary prince by the name of Uadjmes (the two princes Uadjmes had died very young, since neither of them ascended to the throne, or it was about even younger sons of the king).