Amenemhet (Gaufürst)
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Amenemhet (Amen em het) Jmn m ḥ3.t Amun is at the head |
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Ameny Jmnjj Ameny |
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Amenemhet (often used shortened form Ameny ) was a local Gau prince (in the 16th Upper Egyptian Gau Ma-hedj - m3-ḥḏ - often incorrectly referred to as Gazellengau, correct saber antelope ) and head priest, who lived under Sesostris I and in Beni Hassan ( Middle Egypt ) had a large decorated grave (BH2), in which he was probably buried.
family
His wife was a certain Hetepet who called herself the daughter of a prince and landlady . So she came from a family of a local prince. The origin of Amenemhet is not documented.
Burial chapel
His burial chapel, carved into the rock, consisted of a large room with four columns and a facade, which was equipped with two additional columns. There was a small cult niche in the back of the room. The main room of the chapel was richly painted. Particularly typical of graves in Beni Hassan are depictions of the siege of a fortress and rows of wrestlers, which are probably depicted on a training area. Other scenes in the grave are the Abydos journey and depictions of numerous craftsmen in production and farmers in agricultural activities.
A longer biographical inscription in the chapel, which dates to the 43rd year of the reign of Sesostris I and corresponds to the 25th year of Amenemhet's office, is historically valuable. It tells of a Nubian campaign as well as a mission that was carried out together with Prince Ameny (probably the later Amenemhet II ). Another mission is also mentioned, which provides information about the company of the vizier Sesostris . The report of a famine is probably historically verifiable, as this is also proven from other sources.
See also
- disambiguation Ameny
literature
- Percy E. Newberry : Beni Hasan. (= Archæological survey of Egypt.1st , 2d, 5th, 7th memoir). Part I, Kegan Paul / Trench / Trübner, London 1893 (the publication of the paintings of the grave).
- Kurt Sethe : Historical-biographical documents of the Middle Kingdom . (= Documents of ancient Egypt, section. No. 7). Hinrichs, Leipzig 1935. On Amenemhet: p. 14 ff.
Web links
- Silvia Maria Rabehl: The grave of the prince Amenemhet (Jmnjj) in Beni Hassan . (Dissertation, LMU Munich 2003) On: edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de from July 18, 2006, last update from October 16, 2012; last accessed on July 1, 2016.
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| SURNAME | Amenemhet |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ameny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian prince |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th century BC BC or 18th century BC Chr. |