Seneb was an
ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...
ian living in the
Thirteenth Dynasty
The Thirteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty XIII) was a series of rulers from approximately 1803 BC until approximately 1649 BC, i.e. for 154 years. It is often classified as the final dynasty of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt, Middle ...
about 1750 BC. He is known from a number of sources around king
Sobekhotep III
Sekhemre Sewadjtawy Sobekhotep III was an Egyptian king of the mid Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt who reigned three to four years.
Family Parents and siblings
The family of the king is known from several sources. A monument from Sehel Island show ...
, who was his brother. The father of Seneb was the ''god's father''
Mentuhotep Mentuhotep (also Montuhotep) is an ancient Egyptian name meaning "''Montu is satisfied''" and may refer to:
Kings
* Mentuhotep I, nomarch at Thebes during the First Intermediate Period and first king of the 11th Dynasty
* Mentuhotep II, reunifie ...
, his mother was the ''king's mother'' called
Iuhetibu. Seneb bears the title ''king's son'', although he was not the son of a king. In the Thirteenth Dynasty the title ''king's son'' was often used as title of honor and did not automatically mean that the title bearer was the son of a king. Seneb's own family is known from a stela now in Vienna (ÄS 135). His wife was called Nebtit and their children were:
*''Elder of the hall'' Sobekhotep.
*''Lady of the house'' Iuhetibu (named for her paternal grandmother)
*''Trainer of the dogs'' Mentuhotep (named for her paternal grandfather)
*Henut.
[Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan. ''The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt.'' Thames & Hudson (2004). {{ISBN, 0-500-05128-3 p.107]
References
People of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt