Rehuankh Explained

Rehuankh
Style:King's Acquaintance
Dynasty:13th dynasty
Pharaoh:Neferhotep I, Sobekhotep IV
Mother:Lady of the House, Pepiu
Wife:Lady of the House, Dedet-Ankhet

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]

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]

Notes and References

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