Sarenput II
Sarenput II | |
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Nomarch of the 1st nomos of Upper Egypt | |
12th Dynasty | |
Pharaoh | Amenemhat II, Senusret II, Senusret III |
Father | Khema |
Mother | Satethotep |
Children | Sattjeni |
Burial | Qubbet el-Hawa, tomb 31 |
Sarenput II, also called Nubkaurenakht (Nbw-kȝw-rˁ-nḫt, "Strong is Nubkaure", i.e.
Family and career
Sarenput was the son of Khema, a governor of
Sarenput II had a younger brother, Shemai, whose undisturbed burial was discovered in March 2017 by
Like many of his predecessors, Sarenput made additions at the sanctuary of Heqaib at Elephantine: in particular, he ordered a shrine for his father Khema and one for himself, containing a statue of Khema and one of Sarenput II respectively.[2] The two statues are stylistically different, with the former (Khema) being idealized and typical of the reign of Amenemhat II while the latter (Sarenput II) is more expressive, realistic and detailed, reflecting the style in use during the subsequent reign of Senusret II: both statues are considered to be masterpieces of the Middle Kingdom sculpture. Another statue depicting Sarenput II and probably coming from his tomb, is again stylistically typical of the reign of Amenemhat II.[5][3][6]
Tomb
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Sarenput – Nubkaurenakht Sȝ-rnpwt – Nbw-kȝw-rˁ-nḫt in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||||||||||
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Era: Middle Kingdom (2055–1650 BC) | ||||||||||||||||||
Sarenput II built for himself the finest and largest tomb of Qubbet el-Hawa (No. 31). After crossing a courtyard, a hallway lead to a large hall whose ceiling is supported by six pillars. Then another hallway – with several niches containing osirian statues of Sarenput on both sides – lead to the inner room, with four pillars and a niche once hosting a granodiorite statue whose remains are now in the British Museum (EA98[7]). In spite of the tomb's grandness, only the niche and few pillars of the innermost chamber are decorated; nevertheless, the scenes are vividly painted and detailed, chiefly depicting the tomb owner.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Burial chamber discovered". Ahram Weekly. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ a b c Simpson, William K. (1984). "Sarenput II". In Helck, Wolfgang; Otto, Eberhard (eds.). Lexikon der Ägyptologie. Band V. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz. pp. 429–30.
- ^ ISBN 9781405155984.
- ^ "Spanish Archaeologists Discover Unopened 4000-Year-Old Tomb in Aswan". Egyptian Streets. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ISBN 3-8053-0496-X.
- ISBN 0-87846-390-9.
- ^ Statue of Sarenput II at the British Museum