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Amehemhat's mother was a noblewoman called Henu, whilst his father's name is unknown. Amenemhat was married to
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are not known. He was also the last governor of Men'at Khufu who brought the title of "Overlord of the Nome". In addition to this office, Amenemhat also held a massive amount of civil, military and religious titles, such as
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and of siege of a fortress, two themes commonly found within Beni Hasan tombs. Other scenes in
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