Senusret was an Ancient Egyptian official who was a
vizier
A vizier (; ar, وزير, wazīr; fa, وزیر, vazīr), or wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the near east. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called '' katib'' (secretary), who was ...
during the last years of king
Senusret I
Senusret I ( Middle Egyptian: z-n-wsrt; /suʀ nij ˈwas.ɾiʔ/) also anglicized as Sesostris I and Senwosret I, was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC (1920 BC to 1875 BC), and was one of the mos ...
's rule and in the first years of
Amenemhat II
Nubkaure Amenemhat II, also known as Amenemhet II, was the third pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Although he ruled for at least 35 years, his reign is rather obscure, as well as his family relationships.
Family
Archaeological fi ...
. Senusret is known from a stela found in
Abydos Abydos may refer to:
*Abydos, a progressive metal side project of German singer Andy Kuntz
* Abydos (Hellespont), an ancient city in Mysia, Asia Minor
* Abydos (''Stargate''), name of a fictional planet in the '' Stargate'' science fiction universe ...
,
[Paris, Louvre C4] which is dated to year 8 of Amenemhat II. He also appears in biographical inscriptions in the tomb of the governor
Amenemhat at
Beni Hasan, where it is stated that he was on a mission to
Koptos. The inscription reports events under Senusret I.
Senusret had a huge tomb complex next to the pyramid of
Amenemhat I
:''See Amenemhat, for other individuals with this name.''
Amenemhat I ( Ancient Egyptian: ''Ỉmn-m-hꜣt'' meaning 'Amun is at the forefront'), also known as Amenemhet I, was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the first king of the Twelfth Dyna ...
at
Lisht. There was a
mastaba
A mastaba (, or ), also mastabah, mastabat or pr- djt (meaning "house of stability", " house of eternity" or "eternal house" in Ancient Egyptian), is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with inwa ...
in the centre, about 12 m × 26 m in size, much of which has been destroyed. The building was found within an outer wall made of
mudbrick
A mudbrick or mud-brick is an air-dried brick, made of a mixture of loam, mud, sand and water mixed with a binding material such as rice husks or straw. Mudbricks are known from 9000 BCE, though since 4000 BCE, bricks have also been ...
s, measuring 30.4 m × 35.8 m. The decoration of the mastaba was only preserved in the smallest fragments, but revealed the name Senusret and some titles, including those of a vizier. Within the tomb complex was found the undisturbed
burial shaft of the lady
Senebtisi.
Literature
*James P. Allen: ''The high officials of the early Middle Kingdom.'' In: N. Strudwick, J. Taylor (Hrsg.): ''The Theban Necropolis.'' London 2003, p. 25
*Dieter Arnold: ''Middle Kingdom Tomb Architecture at Lisht.'' New York 2008, p. 77–82, pls. 146b, 147–158,
References
Viziers of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
Lisht
{{AncientEgypt-bio-stub