Seni was an
ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...
ian official with the titles
''king's son of Kush'' (''Viceroy of Kush''), ''overseer of the southern countries'' and ''mayor of the southern city'' (
Thebes). He was in office under the
kings
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*Kings: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations.
*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
**The ''Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Persia ...
Thutmosis I
Thutmose I (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis I, Thothmes in older history works in Latinized Greek; meaning " Thoth is born") was the third pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. He received the throne after the death of the previous kin ...
and
Thutmosis II
Thutmose II was the fourth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, and his reign is thought to have lasted for 13 years, from 1493 to 1479 BC (Low Chronology), or just 3 years from around 1482 to 1479 BC. Little is known about him, and he ...
. As ''king's son of Kush'' he was the main official in charge of the Nubian provinces.
Seni is mainly known from the inscription on two doorjambs found at the Nubian fortress of
Kumma, where his titles are listed including ''overseer of the double granary of Amun''.
[Kurt Sethe: ''Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, vol. 1: Historisch-biographische Urkunden'', Leipzig 1906, p. 142 (online]
The inscription is not dated, but there was found a biographical inscription at
Semna (Nubia) , Semna where there is reported that an official was promoted by Thutmosis I to a ''king's son''. The name of the person in the inscription is lost, but there also appears the title ''overseer of the double granary of Amun'', indicating that this inscription might belong to Seni. His successor in office was
Penre
Penre was an ancient Egyptian official of the New Kingdom, in office under the ruling queen Hatshepsut (about 1508–1458 BC). Penre was viceroy of Kush. The writing of his name varies on the monuments between Penre (Panre), Pare and Payre. Becaus ...
.
[JJ Shirley: ''The Power of the Elite: The Officials of Hatshepsut's Regency and Coregency'', in: J. Galán, B. M. Bryan, P. F. Dorman (eds.): ''Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut'', Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 69, Chicago 2014, , 188]
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Viceroys of Kush
Officials of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt