Rehuankh

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Rehuankh
King's Acquaintance
Dynasty 13th dynasty
Pharaoh Neferhotep I, Sobekhotep IV
MotherLady of the House, Pepiu {nbt pr ppw}
WifeLady of the House, Dedet-Ankhet {ddt-'nqt}

Rehuankh was an Ancient Egyptian high official associated with kings Neferhotep I and Sobekhotep IV of the Thirteenth Dynasty during the Middle Kingdom. Rehuankh is known from a high number of sources, making him one of the best attested officials of the late Middle Kingdom. [1]

Contents

Career

King's Acquaintance

As "King's Acquaintance" he worked together with King's Acquaintance Senen and King's Acquaintance Nebankh under the leadership of treasurer Senebi. [2]

High Steward

Later he might have become high steward. [3] [4] However, this attestation is weak.

Attestations

At Wadi el-Hudi, Rehuankh is known from inscriptions. He appears on a stela as part of the staff of treasurer Senebi. As high steward he is known from a statue. [1]

Stela, Berlin ÄM 7311 | Memphis/Faiyum | along with King's Acquaintance Renseneb and Interior Overseer of the Inner Palace Seneb. This limestone round-topped stela derives from the MFR - 13th Dyn. Memphis-Faiyum Workshop 3.

Stela, Cairo CG 20104 | Abydos | King's Acquaintance Rehuankh, along with other people. A collection of finds from the Abydos North Cemetery. This limestone round-topped stela derives from Thebes - 13th Dyn. Theban Workshop 4.

Stela, Cairo CG 20147 | Abydos |

Stela, Cairo CG 20614 | Abydos | along with Treasurer Senebi, King's Acquaintance Senen, King's Acquaintance Khnumu and King's Acquaintance Kuku, King's Acquaintance Renseneb, Interior Overseer of the Inner Palace Seneb etc. [5]

Stela, Wadi el-Hudi 24 | In Wadi el-Hudi, a granite round-topped stela dated to Year 6 of Sobekhotep IV along with Interior Overseer of the Inner Palace Seneb. [6] Wadi el-Hudi is about 35 km southeast of Aswan where expeditions went to the amethyst quarries, a purple stone used for jewelry.

Stela, Wien ÄS 140 | along with Treasurer Senebi and Interior Overseer of the Inner Palace Seneb.

Statue, Georges Oyex Basel (weak) | with the title High Steward. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Person PD 389". Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom. Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. Grajetzki, Wolfram (2001). Two Treasurers of the Late Middle Kingdom. Oxford, England: Archaeopress. pp. 42–44. ISBN   9781841712864.
  3. Grajetzki, Wolfram (2013). "Setting A State Anew: The Central Administration from the End of the Old Kingdom to the End of the Middle Kingdom". In Moreno García, Juan Carlos (ed.). Ancient Egyptian Administration. Leiden: Brill. p. 242. ISBN   978-90-04-24952-3 . Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. "Georges Oyex Basel | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom".
  5. "Stela, Cairo CG 20147 | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom".
  6. "Stela, Wadi el-Hudi 24 | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom".
  7. "Statue, Georges Oyex Basel | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom".