Sobeknakht was an ancient Egyptian official with the main title '' high steward''. He was in office in the Middle Kingdom under king

Amenemhat I :''See Amenemhat, for other individuals with this name.'' Amenemhat I ( Ancient Egyptian: ''Ỉmn-m-hꜣt'' meaning 'Amun is at the forefront'), also known as Amenemhet I, was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the first king of the Twelfth Dynast ...

of the

12th Dynasty The Twelfth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty XII) is considered to be the apex of the Middle Kingdom by Egyptologists. It often is combined with the Eleventh, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth dynasties under the group title, Middle Kingdom. Some s ...

, around 1975 BC. Sobeknakht is known from a block with a relief, once adorning the chapel of his tomb at

Lisht Lisht or el-Lisht ( ar, اللشت, translit=Al-Lišt) is an Egyptian village located south of Cairo. It is the site of Middle Kingdom royal and elite burials, including two pyramids built by Amenemhat I and Senusret I. The two main pyramids were ...

, close to the pyramid of Amenemhat I. Three other blocks with reliefs were found nearby and belonged once perhaps to the tomb of Sobeknakht too, although they do not mention his name. The tomb itself is not yet located. He is also known from a statue found at Thebes and perhaps from a stela, found at Abydos.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, {{ISBN, 0714122475, p. 17

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Ancient Egyptian high stewards Officials of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt Lisht