Senewosret-Ankh
Senewosret-Ankh (or Sesostris-Ankh, Senusret-Ankh) was High Priest of Ptah in Memphis, Royal Sculptor, and Builder likely during the time of Senusret I of the 12th Dynasty. His mastaba was discovered in 1933 near the pyramid of Senusret I at Lisht. The tomb's superstructure was thoroughly destroyed because the stones had been removed.
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Senewosret-Ankh
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- Name
- Senewosret-Ankh
- Born
- 2000
- Nationality
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt
- Occupation
- priest · sculptor
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Senewosret-Ankh (or Sesostris-Ankh, Senusret-Ankh) was High Priest of Ptah in Memphis, Royal Sculptor, and Builder likely during the time of Senusret I of the 12th Dynasty. His mastaba was discovered in 1933 near the pyramid of Senusret I at Lisht. The tomb's superstructure was thoroughly destroyed because the stones had been removed.
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The tomb was looted in antiquity, but some nice pieces of sculpture were found by the excavators, like a limestone sitting statue of Senewosret-Ankh himself, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. No. The walls of the burial chamber were decorated with Pyramid Texts.
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• Style — High Priest of Ptah in Memphis • Name — Senewosret-Ankh • Egyptian Name — S34 • Dynasty — 12th Dynasty • Pharaoh — Senusret I? • Father — Sehetepibre-Ankh • Burial — Mastaba at Lisht
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2000
Senewosret-Ankh born.
2000
Senewosret-Ankh died.
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- 1.Seated Statue from the Tomb of Senwosretankh, the Chief Priest of Ptah and Overseer of Works Middle Kingdom The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum.
- 2.J.H. Breasted and N.C. Debevoise, The Oriental Institute Archaeological Report on the Near East, The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Apr., 1934), pp. 181-200
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