Menkheperre's eldest full brotherMasaharta followed their fatherPinedjem I as High Priest. He was followed by another brother,Djedkhonsuefankh, after whose death, in the 25th year ofSmendes I, Menkheperre became High Priest.[3] With his elder half-brother ruling atTanis as PharaohPsusennes I, Menkheperre's power, like that of Masaharta, must have been somewhat curtailed. Menkheperre took as histhrone name the title of "First prophet of Amun", just as his great-grandfatherHerihor had, perhaps an indication of this diminished role, though he kept thecartouche unlike his successors in the temple.[2]
Menkheperre married his niece Isetemkheb, daughter of his brother Psusennes I and wife Wiay. Their children were:[4]
Smendes II, also called Nesbanebdjed II, who followed him as High Priest.
Henuttawy C, wife of Smendes II, Chantress of Amun. She is mentioned on the 10th pylon of theKarnak temple. She was buried in theDeir el-Bahari tomb MMA60, her coffins are now in Boston and New York. She had a daughter called Isetemkheb.
Pinedjem II, High Priest after his brother's death. He married his sister Isetemkheb and became the father of PharaohPsusennes II.
Hori, priest of Amun and Seth. His mummy and coffins were found atBab el-Gasus (Deir el-Bahari) and are now in Cairo.
Meritamen, Chantress of Amun. She was buried atBab el-Gasus under the pontificate of Psusennes II. Her coffins are in Cairo.
Gautseshen, Chantress of Montu. She was buried atBab el-Gasus, her coffins and papyrus are now in Cairo. She was married toTjanefer, Third Prophet of Amun. Their sons, Pinedjem and Menkheperre became Third and Fourth Prophet of Amun, respectively.
Philippe Collombert, Quand Menkheperre s'addresse à Amon (Stèle du Bannissement, L.12), in: RdÉ 48 (1997), 257–259.
Gabrielle Dembitz, The Oracular Inscription of the High Priest of Amun Menkheperre in the Khonsu Temple at Karnak, in: A. Hudecz – M. Petrik (eds): Commerce and Economy in Ancient Egypt. Proceedings of The Third International Congress for Young Egyptologists; 25–27 September 2009, 2010.
Cathie Spieser, La titulature du grand-prêtre d'Amon Menkheperré de la statuette N43 du Musée de Durham, in: CdÉ 77 (2002), 47-54
Cahail, K.M & Damarani, A. (2016), "The Sarcophagus of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperre, from the Coptic monastery of Apa Moses at Abydos".Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Abteilung Kairo (MDAIK) 72, pp. 11–30.
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