Ameni-seneb

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Ameni-seneb was an ancient Egyptian civil servant around 1800 BC. BC and thus at the end of the 12th Dynasty ( Middle Kingdom ) mayor and head of the priesthood on the island of Elephantine .

Ameni-seneb was the son of Mayor Heqaib II , who was not his direct predecessor in office. His mother's name was Sattjeni. Ameni-seneb is best known for his activities in the Heqaib shrine on Elephantine. There he donated a shrine and three statues . Other statues and shrines donated by him were dedicated to his father Heqaib II and his relative Heqaibanch , the latter is referred to as his brother , but this does not necessarily suggest a real brotherhood. His successor in office was Chakaureseneb . Both mayors have prints on Elephantine seals on the same tone bull. This proves that they were in office at the same time, which has not yet been further attested for mayors.

literature

  • Detlef Franke : The sanctuary of the Heqaib on Elephantine. History of a provincial shrine in the Middle Kingdom (= studies on the archeology and history of ancient Egypt. Volume 9). Heidelberger Orientverlag, Heidelberg 1994, ISBN 3-927552-17-8 , pp. 41-42.
  • Labib Habachi , with contributions by Gerhard Haeny, Friedrich Junge, Dieter Johannes: The Sanctuary of Heqaib (= Elephantine. Volume 4 / Archaeological Publications. (AV) [German Archaeological Institute. Department Cairo] Volume 33). von Zabern, Mainz 1985, ISBN 3-8053-0496-X .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ L. Habachi: The Sanctuary of Heqaib. Mainz 1985, pp. 51-52, No. 21, 23, 24.
  2. ↑ L. Habachi: The Sanctuary of Heqaib. Mainz 1985, pp. 53-54, No. 27.
  3. ↑ L. Habachi: The Sanctuary of Heqaib. Mainz 1985, p. 53, No. 25.


predecessor Office successor
Heqaib III. Mayor on Elephantine
under Amenemhet III. 		Chakaureseneb
personal data
SURNAME Ameni-seneb
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mayor on Elephantine
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century BC BC or 18th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 19th century BC BC or 18th century BC Chr.