Ineni

Ineni

Ineni (sometimes transliterated as Anena) was an ancient Egyptian architect and government official of the 18th Dynasty, responsible for major construction projects under the pharaohs Amenhotep I, Thutmose I, Thutmose II and the joint reigns of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. He had many titles, including Superintendent of the Granaries, Superintendent of the Royal Buildings, Superintendent of the Workmen in the Karnak Treasuries, etc. Ineni came from an aristocratic family and likely began his career as an architect under Amenhotep I. Amenhotep I commissioned Ineni to expand the Temple of Karnak. The expansion included a barque shrine of Amun and a new treasury. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ineni has received more than 42,573 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ineni is the 285th most popular architect (up from 303rd in 2019).