Senenmut facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Senenmut High Steward of the King
Statue of a Kneeling Senenmut from the Brooklyn Museum
Dynasty	18th Dynasty
Pharaoh	Hatshepsut
Father	Ramose
Mother	Hatnofer
Burial	TT71

Senenmut (Ancient Egyptian: sn-n-mwt, sometimes spelled Senmut, Senemut, or Senmout) was an 18th Dynasty ancient Egyptian architect and government official. His name translates literally as "mother's brother."

Images for kids

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  Stone inscribed with the name of Senenmut, from Thebes, Egypt. Neues Museum, Berlin

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  The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

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  TT 353 of Sen-en-Mut (Senenmut tomb) - a hypogeum built by the order of Sen-en-Mut, 97m long and 41m deep

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  Ostracon found from the dump below Senenmut's tomb chapel (SAE 71) thought to depict his profile. Now in the Metropolitan Museum.

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  Ostracon of Senemut found from the dump below Senenmut's tomb chapel (SAE 71) thought to depict his double profile. Now in the Metropolitan Museum.

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  Ostracon found from the dump below Senenmut's tomb chapel (SAE 71) thought to depict his profile. Now in the Metropolitan Museum.

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  The only known example of a private sarcophagus made of the same stone normally reserved for royals. It is unlikely that Senenmut was ever interred in it, due to its unfinished nature. Now in the Metropolitan Museum.

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  Painted ceiling decoration from the tomb of Senenmut (SAE 71). Now in the Metropolitan Museum.

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  Painted ceiling decoration from the tomb of Senenmut (SAE 71). Now in the Metropolitan Museum.

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  Painted ceiling decoration from the tomb of Senenmut (SAE 71). Now in the Metropolitan Museum.

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  Bottom portion of Astronomical chart

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  Seated Senenmut holding the princess Neferure in his arms, on display at the British Museum.

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  A kneeling statue of Senenmut, now in the Metropolitan Museum.

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  A kneeling statue of Senenmut holding a rebus of Hatshepsut's name, now in the Brooklyn Museum.

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  A block statue of Senenmut with the head of Hatshepsut's daughter Neferure appearing below his. From the Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin.

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  Statue of Senenmut and Neferura, originally from the Temple of Karnak at Thebes, now on display at the British Museum.

See also

In Spanish: Senenmut para niños