Senebi

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Senebi in hieroglyphics
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Senebi on a stele

Senebi was an ancient Egyptian treasurer of the 13th Dynasty , around 1750 BC. Chr. Senebi is known by a larger number of monuments, which prove that he is a leading figure in the royal court of Neferhotep I was.

Senebi began his career as a royal acquaintance and is only attested as treasurer under King Neferhotep I, who was a leading state office. In addition to the ruler's family, he is named in a rock inscription near Aswan , which in turn secures his dating. He is known from over ten scarabs and from various steles . His predecessor in office was probably the treasurer Senebsumai . His successor in office is uncertain. His parents were the mistress of the Tuni family and a soldier in the Nebpu city regiment.

literature

  • Detlef Franke : Personal data from the Middle Kingdom (= Egyptological treatises. Volume 41). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1984, ISBN 3-447-02484-4 , p. 374, dossier 634.
personal data
SURNAME Senebi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian treasurer
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 18th century BC Chr.