Senankh was an Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...

ian treasurer

Treasurer (Ancient Egypt)

The Treasurer in Ancient Egypt is the modern translation of the title imi-r ḫtmt . The office is known since the end of the Old Kingdom, where people with this title appear sporadically in the organisation of private estates...

 during the Twelfth Dynasty, under king Senusret III

Senusret III

Khakhaure Senusret III was a pharaoh of Egypt. He ruled from 1878 BC to 1839 BC, and was the fifth monarch of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom. Among his achievements was the building of the Sisostris Canal...

. Senankh is so far only known from a rock inscription carved on the island of Sehel, south of Aswan

Aswan

Aswan , formerly spelled Assuan, is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate.It stands on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract and is a busy market and tourist centre...

. Senankh bears the titles royal sealer, sole friend and leader of works in the whole land. His main title is treasurer. The inscription is dated in the 8th year of Senusret III and reports the digging or clearing of a canal with the name beautiful are the ways of Khakaure. Khakaure is the throne name of Senusret III.

Literature

• Wolfram Grajetzki: Court Officials of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, London 2009 p. 57-58, fig. 23 ISBN 9780715637456