Hor was an
ancient Egyptian official who was in office under
Senusret I
Senusret I (Middle Egyptian: z-n-wsrt; /suʀ nij ˈwas.ɾiʔ/) also anglicized as Sesostris I and Senwosret I, was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC (1920 BC to 1875 BC), and was one of the mo ...
, around 1950 BC. Hor is known from a number of monuments, most of them found at
Abydos, where he most likely had a chapel. He is also known from a stela found in the
Wadi el-Hudi
The Wadi el-Hudi is a wadi in Southern Egypt, in the Eastern Desert. Here were ancient quarries for amethyst. The Wadi el-Hudi is important in archaeology for its high number of rock inscriptions and stelae, mainly dating to the Middle Kingdom, as ...
. His most important title was
high steward. Other titles include overseers of sealers and overseer of the gateway. In the function of high steward, he administrated the royal domains. He was bearing the highest ranking titles, such as
Iry-pat
Iry-pat ( egy, jrj-pꜥt "member of the elite") was an ancient Egyptian ranking title, that is a title announcing a high position in the hierarchy of the country. Iry-pat was indeed the highest ranking title at the royal court, and only the mos ...
(member of the elite) or
Haty-a
Ḥaty-a was an ancient Egyptian rank and title given to local princes, mayors, or governors.
There is no standard translation for Ḥaty-a, and it is frequently left transliterated in scholarly literature.
In strings of ranking titles ''Ḥa ...
. Only one of his monuments is dated. That is stela Louvre C2. The monument bears the year date 9 of Senusret's I reign, providing evidence that he was in office in the first part of that king's reign.
[James P. Allen: ''The high officials of the early Middle Kingdom'', in: Nigel Strudwick, John H. Taylor (editors): ''The Theban Necropolis, Past, Present and Future'', London 2003, , 17-18]
References
Ancient Egyptian high stewards
Officials of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
Ancient Egyptian overseers of sealers
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