Senusret (vizier)

Sesostris was an Egyptian vizier, who served under Sesostris I and Amenemhet II.

Documents

Sesostris is known from a stela from Abydos, which is dated in the eighth year of the reign of Amenemhat II. He is mentioned in the grave of Amenemhet at Beni Hasan, where he was with the nomarchs together on behalf of the king after Koptos go. The inscription is dated in the 43rd year of the reign of Sesostris I.

Since Sesostris bears the name of King Sesostris I, it can be assumed with all due caution, that he was born under this ruler. He was at the beginning of his career, therefore, not much older than about 40 years. Sesostris was probably buried in el- Lisht. There was a mastaba (No. 758 ), which belonged to a Sesostris. The building was destroyed and only the smallest relief fragments survive. The attribution is not completely secure. The actual mastaba was about 12 × 26 m tall. She had probably no longer possible to reconstruct a courtyard with columns, but it was the excavators a plan. The mastaba was surrounded by a wall, which resulted in an enclosure of 30.4 × 35.8 m. In the grave complex was found later burial of the Senebtisi.

His title

Sesostris leads the ranking member of the elite title, Foremost of action, royal Siegler and only friend. In addition, he still leads the typical title of vizier: ruler of the city, from the curtain, official and vizier.