Nebankh
| Nebankh High steward | |
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 Inscription of Neferhotep I from Konosso listing the members of his family as well as the Royal acquaintance Nebankh (rightmost column).[1] | |
| Dynasty | 13th dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Sobekhotep IV |
| Father | Sobekhotep, steward |
| Mother | Hapyu |
Nebankh was an ancient Egyptian official of the Thirteenth dynasty. He is one of the better known personalities of this period.
Biography
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| Nebankh in hieroglyphs |
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Nebankh was the son of the steward Sobekhotep. His mother is named Hapyu. His brother Dedusobek was the father of queen Nubkhaes.[2] Nebankh started his career as king's acquaintance and is attested in this position under king Neferhotep I. Under king Sobekhotep IV he was appointed to the position of a high steward. In this position he went on expeditions to the Wadi Hammamat and Wadi el-Hudi. Nebankh is known from a high number of monuments, including rock inscriptions and several stelae and a statue, found at Abydos. His heart scarab is so far the oldest datable heart scarab.[3]
References
- ↑ Karl Richard Lepsius: Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien , 1849, Tafel II, Band IV, available online see p. 151 plates e and f
- ↑ Kim Ryholt: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period. Kopenhagen 1997, ISBN 8772894210, pp. 239–242,
- ↑ Stephen Quirke: Two Thirteenth Dynasty Heart Scarabs, in: Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Sociert "Ex Oriente Lux" 37 (2001-2002), p. 31
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