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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 Memphite 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.
