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{{Infobox Egyptian dignitary | Style = Viceroy of Kush
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| Predecessor= [[Ahmose called Turo]]
| Successor= [[Penre]]
| Dynasty= [[Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt|18th&nbsp;Dynasty]]
| Pharaoh= [[Thutmosis I]] and [[Thutmosis II]]
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'''Seni''' was an [[ancient Egypt]]ian official with the titles [[Viceroy of Kush|''king's son of Kush'']] (''Viceroy of Kush''), ''overseer of the southern countries'' and ''mayor of the southern city'' ([[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]]). He was in office under the [[pharaoh|kings]] [[Thutmosis I]] and [[Thutmosis II]]. As ''king's son of Kush'' he was the main official in charge of the Nubian provinces.
Seni is mainly known from the inscription on two doorjambs found at the Nubian fortress of [[Kumma (Nubia)|Kumma]], where his titles are listed including ''overseer of the double granary of Amun''.<ref name="Sethe">Kurt Sethe: ''Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, vol. 1: Historisch-biographische Urkunden'', Leipzig 1906, p. 142 (online: [http://www.etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/15133.pdf])</ref> The inscription is not dated, but there was found a biographical inscription at [[Semna (Nubia) |Semna]] where there is reported that an official was promoted by Thutmosis I to a ''king's son''.<ref>Kurt Sethe: ''Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, vol. 1: Historisch-biographische Urkunden'', Leipzig 1906, p. 39-41 (online: [http://www.etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/15133.pdf])</ref> The name of the person in the inscription is lost, but there also appears the title ''overseer of the double granary of Amun'', indicating that this inscription might belong to Seni.<ref>[[Labib Habachi]]: ''Königssohn von Kusch'', in: W. Helck, W. Westendorf (editors): ''Lexikon der Ägyptologie'', III, Wiesbaden 1980  {{ISBN|3-447-02100-4}}, 628</ref> His successor in office was [[Penre]].<ref>JJ Shirley: ''The Power of the Elite: The Officials of Hatshepsut's Regency and Coregency'', in: J. Galán, B. M. Bryan, P. F. Dorman (eds.): ''Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut'', Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 69, Chicago 2014, {{ISBN|978-1-61491-024-4}}, 188</ref>
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[[Category:Viceroys of Kush]]
[[Category:Officials of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt]]