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For the vizier with the same name, see Senewosret-Ankh (vizier).
Senewosret-Ankh
High Priest of Ptah in Memphis
Dynasty12th Dynasty
PharaohSenusret I?
FatherSehetepibre-Ankh
BurialMastaba at Lisht
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Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

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. 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). The walls of the burial chamber were decorated with Pyramid Texts.

References

  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. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  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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