Rehuankh
{{Short description|Ancient Egyptian high official}}
{{Infobox Egyptian dignitary
| Name= Rehuankh
| Style = King's Acquaintance
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| Dynasty= 13th dynasty
| Pharaoh= Neferhotep I, Sobekhotep IV
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| Mother= Lady of the House, Pepiu {nbt pr ppw}
| Wife= Lady of the House, Dedet-Ankhet {ddt-'nqt}
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Rehuankh was an Ancient Egyptian high official associated with kings Neferhotep I and Sobekhotep IV of the Thirteenth Dynasty during the Middle Kingdom. Rehuankh is known from a high number of sources, making him one of the best attested officials of the late Middle Kingdom.{{cite web |title=Person PD 389 |url=https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/person/389 |website=Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom |publisher=Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz |access-date=30 July 2022 |language=en}}
Biography
= Career =
==King's Acquaintance==
As "King's Acquaintance" he worked together with King's Acquaintance Senen and King's Acquaintance Nebankh under the leadership of treasurer Senebi.{{cite book |last1=Grajetzki |first1=Wolfram |title=Two Treasurers of the Late Middle Kingdom |date=2001 |publisher=Archaeopress |location=Oxford, England |isbn=9781841712864 |pages=42–44}}
==High Steward==
Towards the end of the Thirteenth Dynasty, he might have become high steward for a short period.{{cite book |last1=Grajetzki |first1=Wolfram |editor1-last=Moreno García |editor1-first=Juan Carlos |title=Ancient Egyptian Administration |date=2013 |publisher=Brill |location=Leiden |isbn=978-90-04-24952-3 |page=242 |url=https://www.academia.edu/6007240 |access-date=30 July 2022 |chapter=Setting A State Anew: The Central Administration from the End of the Old Kingdom to the End of the Middle Kingdom}}{{cite web | url=https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/2/inscription/5610 | title=Georges Oyex Basel | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom }} However, this attestation is weak with only the same name being on the monument.
Attestations
At Wadi el-Hudi, Rehuankh is known from inscriptions. He appears on a stela as part of the staff of treasurer Senebi. As high steward he is known from a statue.
Stela, Berlin ÄM 7311 | Memphis/Faiyum | along with King's Acquaintance Renseneb and Interior Overseer of the Inner Palace Seneb. This limestone round-topped stela derives from the [https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/workshop/48 MFR - 13th Dyn. Memphis-Faiyum Workshop 3].
Stela, Cairo CG 20104 | Abydos | King's Acquaintance Rehuankh, along with other people. A collection of finds from the [https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/group/152 Abydos North Cemetery]. This limestone round-topped stela derives from [https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/workshop/30 Thebes - 13th Dyn. Theban Workshop 4].
Stela, Cairo CG 20147 | Abydos |
Stela, Cairo CG 20614 | Abydos | King's Acquaintance Rehuankh, along with Treasurer Senebi, King's Acquaintance Senen, King's Acquaintance Khnumu and King's Acquaintance Kuku, King's Acquaintance Renseneb, Interior Overseer of the Inner Palace Seneb etc.{{cite web | url=https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/inscription/378 | title=Stela, Cairo CG 20147 | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom}}
Stela, Wadi el-Hudi 24 | In Wadi el-Hudi, a granite round-topped stela dated to Year 6 of Sobekhotep IV with King's Acquaintance Rehuankh along with Interior Overseer of the Inner Palace Seneb.{{cite web | url=https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/2/inscription/4569 | title=Stela, Wadi el-Hudi 24 | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom }} Wadi el-Hudi is about 35 km southeast of Aswan where expeditions went to the amethyst quarries, a purple stone used for jewelry.
Stela, Wien ÄS 140 | along with Treasurer Senebi and Interior Overseer of the Inner Palace Seneb.
Statue, Georges Oyex Basel (weak) | with the title High Steward.{{cite web | url=https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/inscription/5610 | title=Statue, Georges Oyex Basel | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom}}