| Menkheperre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Eternal Manifestation of Re" | ||||||
| Dynasty | 21st Dynasty | |||||
| Pharaoh(s) | Smendes I – Psusennes I (?) | |||||
| Titles | God's Father Priest of Amun-Re | |||||
| Mother | Faienmut | |||||
| Burial | MMA 60 | |||||
- For other pages by this name, see Menkheperre.
Menkheperre (transliteration: mn-ẖpr-rꜥ, meaning: "Eternal Manifestation of Re") was an ancient Egyptian priest of the Twenty-first Dynasty during the Third Intermediate Period.
Family[]
Menkheperre's titles and family relationships are known from the inscriptions of his coffin, which state that he is "God's Father, Priest of Amun-Re, son of Faienmut, grandson of Piankh".[1] Hence, through his mother, he is related to the powerful priestly family who held sway over Upper Egypt and the priesthood of Amun in Thebes after the collapse of the New Kingdom. His maternal grandfather Piankh was High Priest of Amun at the end of the New Kingdom, while his uncles Herihor[2] and Pinedjem I succeeded Piankh and were de facto rulers of Upper Egypt during the reign of Smendes I.
The fact the the emphasis lies on the identity of Menkheperre's mother (Faienmut, daughter of Piankh) rather than on his father suggests that his father was of lesser social status. It may therefore be ruled out that his father was related to the royal families of the 20th or 21st Dynasty or directly related to the High Priests of Amun at Karnak.
Burial[]
Menkheperre was buried in the MMA 60 rock-cut tomb at Deir el-Bahari, which is part of the greater Theban Necropolis.[3]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Kitchen, K.A., 1996: The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC). 3rd ed. Aris & Phillips, Warminster.
- Thijs, A., 2013: Nodjmet A, Daughter of Amenhotep, Wife of Piankh and Mother of Herihor. ZÄS 140.
- Winlock, H.E., 1924: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Egyptian Expedition 1923–1924. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, Vol. 19, No. 12.