Senebi

Senebi was an ancient Egyptian treasurer under the 13th Dynasty kings Neferhotep I and Sobekhotep IV (around 1750 BC). Senebi belongs to the best attested officials of the 13th Dynasty.

Senebi
Treasurer
Senebi, depicted on stela
Dynasty13th dynasty
PharaohNeferhotep I, Sobekhotep IV
FatherNebpu (soldier of the town regiment)
Senebi
in hieroglyphs

Family

Senebi's father was the soldier of the town regiment Nebpu.

Career

Senebi started his career as king's acquaintance.

Under Neferhotep I he was appointed treasurer. The treasurer was one of the most powerful officials at the royal court. As treasurer, in the reign fo Neferhotep I, he was assisted by king's acquaintance Nebankh and king's acquaintance Rehuankh. He appears in a rock inscription on Sehel Island, south of Aswan. In this inscription he is mentioned next to the family of King Neferhotep I.

Senebi is known from several stelae and scarab seals, where he also bears the important ranking titles royal sealer and sole friend.[1]

The time of his death and his burial place are unknown.

Literature
  • Wolfram Grajetzki: Court Officials of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, London 2009 p. 64, pl. 2 ISBN 978-0-7156-3745-6

References
  1. Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum no. 140
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