Senewosret-Ankh {s-n-wsrt-ꜥnḫ/snfrw} (also Senusret-Ankh; Senwosret-Ankh) was an ancient Egyptian vizier of the Middle Kingdom, dating to the end of the Twelfth or to the beginning of the Thirteenth Dynasty.
Family His spouse was Lady of the House {nbt pr}, Henutsen {ḥnwt⸗sn}.https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/person/908 His daughter by Henutsen was Sat-Amun {sꜣt-jmn}.https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/person/907 His mother was Lady of the House {nbt pr}, teti-wadj.ti {ttj-wꜣḏ.tj}.https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/person/906 He had three brothers, the reporter Senusret-Seneb/Pantjeny,https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/person/507 Iuseneb,https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/person/34 and Ameny-Seneb.https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/person/123
Attestations He is known from a number of sources making it possible to reconstruct his career. He started as 'personal scribe of the king's document and was appointed from there to the overseer of fields. From this position he was most likely appointed to the position of the vizier. As vizier he is known from a statue found at Ugarit. The statue shows him and his wife Henutsen as well as his daughter Zatamun. The statue also mentioned that to him was given the gold of praise in front of all courtiers. It remains unknown for what reason he received that honour.
Seal bearer and scribe Rock Inscription Petrie, Season, no. 86 On the Aswan-Philae road, a rock inscription where he holds the titles “sealbearer of the bjtj-king” and “scribe of documents of the king of the presence”.https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/inscription/4186
Rock Inscription Petrie, Season, no. 114 On the Aswan-Philae road, a rock inscription where he holds the titles “sealbearer of the bjtj-king” and “scribe of documents of the king of the presence”.https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/inscription/5030
Vizier
Firenze 2579 A limestone stela now in Florence is dedicated to Senewosret-Ankh by his Steward {jmj-rꜣ pr} Keki, one of the administrators of Senewosret-Ankh's estates. Senusret-Ankh {s-n-wsrt-ꜥnḫ} holds the title Overseer of the City {jmj-rꜣ njwt} and Vizier {ṯꜣtj}.https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/inscription/1746 The stela may display signs of a date in the early 13th Dynasty. The stela belongs to a Memphis-Faiyum workshop identified as "Marée, The Second Intermediate Period, 253 n. 93".https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/workshop/26
Louvre AO 15720 + AO 17223 A greywacke family group statue found in Ugarit now in the Louvre Museum.https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010140499 Senusret-Ankh {s-n-wsrt-ꜥnḫ} holds the title Overseer of the City {jmj-rꜣ njwt}, Vizier {ṯꜣtj}, and Vizier {ṯꜣtj}.https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/inscription/2410 It is uncertain why the title vizier comes twice, perhaps he held two vizierates. It has a dedication to Ptah-Sokar. Dated to early 13th dynasty.
Literature Wolfram Grajetzki: Court Officials of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, London 2009 p. 35
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