He was chief of Teh-khet and was therefore a governor ruling a region in Lower Nubia for the Egyptian state.
A statue found at Buhen indicates that he started his career as a simple scribe under king Thutmosis I before he followed his brother in office.
Amenemhat's tomb was discovered on the West Bank of the Nile in the Debeira district.
[3] The tomb's superstructure included a mud brick-built structure with a pyramid in the middle.
In the underground burial chambers were found different objects, including coffins and canopic jars.