| Aabeni (Aabni) | |
|---|---|
| High steward | |
 Green glazed faience weight, inscribed for the high Steward Aabeni | |
| Dynasty | early 13th dynasty |
Aabeni was an ancient Egyptian official with the title high steward. He was one of the most important officials at the royal court in the early Thirteenth Dynasty.
Attestations
Aabeni {ꜥꜣb-n⸗j} is known from a number of monuments, especially at Abydos. [1]
Papyrus Boulaq 18 (LM)
At Thebes, he appeared in the Papyrus Boulaq 18 (Larger Manuscript). [2] This papyrus is an account of the Theban palace dating to the early Thirteenth Dynasty where he appears in several lists of officials. Also mentioned are queen Aya [3] and vizier Ankhu. In Egyptology, the exact dating of Papyrus Boulaq 18 is disputed and it remains open which king he served.
Block Liverpool GM E.32
At Abydos, a block with titles Royal Scribe {ḫtmw-bjtj} and High Steward {jmj-rꜣ pr-wr}. [4] [5]
Weight Petrie Museum UC80200
At Abydos, Aabeni is known from a glazed faience weight. [6]
Stela CG 20391 (weak)
At Abydos North, a limestone round-topped stela made in "13th Dyn. Theban Workshop 2". [7]
See other contemporaries
References
- ^ https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/4/person/2111
- ^ Wolfram Grajetzki: Court Officials of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, London 2009 p. 77 ISBN 978-0-7156-3745-6
- ^ K.S.B. Ryholt, The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications, vol. 20. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997), p. 319
- ^ Liverpool GM E.32
- ^ [1] https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/4/inscription/13242
- ^ London, Petrie Museum UC 80200
- ^ https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/4/inscription/832
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| Aabeni (Aabni) | |
|---|---|
| High steward | |
|
Green glazed faience weight, inscribed for the high Steward Aabeni | |
| Dynasty | early 13th dynasty |
Aabeni was an ancient Egyptian official with the title high steward. He was one of the most important officials at the royal court in the early Thirteenth Dynasty.
Attestations
Aabeni {ꜥꜣb-n⸗j} is known from a number of monuments, especially at Abydos. [1]
Papyrus Boulaq 18 (LM)
At Thebes, he appeared in the Papyrus Boulaq 18 (Larger Manuscript). [2] This papyrus is an account of the Theban palace dating to the early Thirteenth Dynasty where he appears in several lists of officials. Also mentioned are queen Aya [3] and vizier Ankhu. In Egyptology, the exact dating of Papyrus Boulaq 18 is disputed and it remains open which king he served.
Block Liverpool GM E.32
At Abydos, a block with titles Royal Scribe {ḫtmw-bjtj} and High Steward {jmj-rꜣ pr-wr}. [4] [5]
Weight Petrie Museum UC80200
At Abydos, Aabeni is known from a glazed faience weight. [6]
Stela CG 20391 (weak)
At Abydos North, a limestone round-topped stela made in "13th Dyn. Theban Workshop 2". [7]
See other contemporaries
References
- ^ https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/4/person/2111
- ^ Wolfram Grajetzki: Court Officials of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, London 2009 p. 77 ISBN 978-0-7156-3745-6
- ^ K.S.B. Ryholt, The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications, vol. 20. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997), p. 319
- ^ Liverpool GM E.32
- ^ [1] https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/4/inscription/13242
- ^ London, Petrie Museum UC 80200
- ^ https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/4/inscription/832
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