Oldal 140 [140]
attendance to the ruler. Referring to Helck’s earlier study, Gessler-Léhr notes‘” that the
prefix hg? in personal names of the 18" dynasty refers to a foreign origin, however, in the
case of Heqanakht, this statement can neither be contradicted nor confirmed.
III.13. Sennefer
Date: Amenhotep III (based on the stylistic criteria of the statue)
Genealogy: unknown
Tomb: unknown
Remains: — sistophor statue, Berlin, Agyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung,
AM 21595
Functional titles: wb3 nswt
Jmj-r3 pr
Jmj-r3 pr wr n nswt
Jmj-r3 hm.w ntr n Pth-hntj-Tnnt
Jmj-r3 hm.w ntr n Mnw nb Jpw
hm ntr tpj n Jmn m Hnt-nfr
ssmw-hb n Pth
Besides Heqanakht, another ‘royal wb3’, Sennefer can also be associated with the Mem¬
phite region, primarily based on his titles and the presumed provenance of his monument,
however, the chronological relation between the two persons cannot be determined. The
date of the statue, as well as the time of Sennefer, to the reign of Amenhotep III is based
on stylistic criteria, mainly on the facial characteristics of the figure.4”
The only source available to us about Sennefer is his sistophor block statue in Berlin
(AM 21595), that was most likely placed in the temple of Bastet in Bubastis.*” On the front
of the statue, a Hathor-headed naos-sistrum is represented in bas-relief, with the name
of the goddess, **° to whom Sennefer appeals for a blessing, namely for a good old age and
47 Helck, 1958, 272-273; Gessler-Löhr, 1990, 73.
#® Vandier, 1958, 454; Gessler-Löhr, 1990, 71. Kees and Helck wrongly dated the statue to the Ramesside
era, see Kees, 1953, 109; and Helck, 1961, 925 (143).
#9 Clére, 1970, 2; Gessler-Léhr, 1990, 71; Schulz, 1992, 80.
48° For the sistophor statues and their connection with goddesses, see Clére, 1970, 2.