Pereniankh (c.2613 BCE) was a man who lived to be 45-50 years old during the 4th dynasty in ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom. His mastaba style tomb is located in the Royal Necropolis of Giza, close to the Pyramids, and he was buried with both of his wives who based on skeletal and artistic evidence were both non-disabled. He is the only person with dwarfism from ancient Egypt for whom we have skeletal, artistic, and written evidence. The basalt statue depicts him seated wearing a white linen kilt and curled wig, holding a sekhem scepter and long staff. Pereniankh held the titles of administrator of the treasury, and royal acquaintance of the Great House, meaning he was also a member of the pharaoh’s court. He is speculated by some Egyptologists to have been Seneb’s father based on his tomb’s location. Find the full Ancient Egypt and Disability zine free here : https://linktr.ee/disabilityark #disabilitystudies #ancientegypt #egyptology #egypt #disability
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