Ancient Egypt

HEKANAKHTE

(fl. 1950 BC)
Landholder and priest at Thebes during the reign of Senusret I. He is known from his letters, which were discovered in 1921–1922 at Deirel-Bahri. These letters were written to his household while he was away in the north and give details about the practice of Egyptian agriculture and personal relations within his family.
Historical Dictionary Of Ancient Egypt by Morris L. Bierbrier