Amenemhat (nomarch)
| Amenemhat / Ameny | |||||||||||
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| Nomarch of the 16th nome of Upper Egypt | |||||||||||
Amenemhat (middle) receives offerings. Drawing of a decoration from his tomb | |||||||||||
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| Predecessor | Nakht | ||||||||||
| Successor | Netjernakht | ||||||||||
| Dynasty | 12th Dynasty | ||||||||||
| Pharaoh | Senusret I | ||||||||||
| Burial | Beni Hasan tomb 2 (BH2) | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Hetepet (lady of the house) | ||||||||||
| Mother | Henu (noblewoman) | ||||||||||
| Children | Khnumhotep | ||||||||||
Amenemhat, often reported with his short form Ameny (Jmnjj), was an ancient Egyptian "Overlord of the Oryx nome" (the 16th nome of Upper Egypt) and chief priest during the reign of pharaoh Senusret I of the 12th Dynasty (20th century BCE).