Nebankh was an ancient Egyptian official of the

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. He is one of the better known personalities of this period.

Family

Nebankh was the son of the ''steward'' Sobekhotep. His mother is named Hapyu. His brother Dedusobek Bebi was the father of queen Nubkhaes.

Career

King's Acquaintance

At Konosso, an inscription listing the members of the royal family of

Neferhotep I Khasekhemre Neferhotep I was an Egyptian pharaoh of the mid Thirteenth Dynasty ruling in the second half of the 18th century BC K.S.B. Ryholt: ''The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c.1800–1550 BC'', Carst ...

, also shows treasurer Senebi and king's acquaintance Nebankh. Another colleague was king's acquaintance Rehuankh.

High Steward

Under king

Sobekhotep IV Khaneferre Sobekhotep IV was one of the more powerful Egyptian kings of the 13th Dynasty (c. 1803 BC to c. 1649 BC), who reigned at least eight years. His brothers, Neferhotep I and Sihathor, were his predecessors on the throne, the latter having ...

he became high steward. In this position he went on expeditions to the

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and

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Other attestations

Nebankh is known from a high number of monuments, including rock inscriptions and several stelae and a statue, found at Abydos. His

heart scarab The heart scarab is an oval, scarab artifact dating from ancient Egypt. Mostly an amulet, it was also used as jewelry, a memorializing artifact, or a grave good. The heart scarab was used by referring to Chapter 30 from the Book of the Dead ...

is so far the oldest datable heart scarab. It is a human-headed green jasper heart scarab with nine lines of hieroglyphics bearing the name of Nebankh.London, Bristish Museum EA65378; Stephen Quirke: ''Two Thirteenth Dynasty Heart Scarabs'', in: ''Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Sociert "Ex Oriente Lux"'' 37 (2001-2002), p. 31

References

Ancient Egyptian high stewards Officials of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt {{AncientEgypt-stub