Senewosret-Ankh
Ancient Egyptian High Priest of Ptah
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Senewosret-Ankh (or Sesostris-Ankh, Senusret-Ankh; fl. c. 1950 BC) was High Priest of Ptah in Memphis, Royal Sculptor, and Builder likely during the time of Senusret I of the 12th Dynasty.
| Senewosret-Ankh | |||||||||||||
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| High Priest of Ptah in Memphis | |||||||||||||
Lintel of Senewosret-Ankh | |||||||||||||
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| Dynasty | 12th Dynasty | ||||||||||||
| Pharaoh | Senusret I? | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Mastaba at Lisht | ||||||||||||
| Father | Sehetepibre-Ankh | ||||||||||||
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. 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. 33.1.2a–c[1]). The walls of the burial chamber were decorated with Pyramid Texts.[2]
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