Menkheperraseneb I was a high official under the reign of king ( pharaoh) Thutmose III and Amenhotep II. He was a High Priest of Amun and therefore the most important religious official in his days.

Identity

Menkheperraseneb was a son of the High Priest of Amun, ''Min-nakht'' (or ''Nakht-Min''). Most possibly, as it was commonly tradition in Ancient Egypt, he inherited his offices and ranks from his father. Menkheperraseneb was married to a woman named ''Ta-nj-Iwnw'' (also read ''Ta-Iwnw''). More details about his family are not known.Eric H. Cline, David B. O'Connor: ''Thutmose III: A New Biography''. University of Michigan Press, 2006 , p. 82-85, 106 & 108-110.

Office and Career

Menkheperraseneb held high official positions, he was ''Member of the elite'', ''Hereditary noble'', ''Mayor'', ''Royal seal-bearer'', ''Overseer of the king's granaries'', ''Overseer of the foreign lands'', ''Eye of the treasure house'' and ''High Priest of Amun''. His tomb inscription shows Menkheperraseneb in several scenes as he supervises the arrival of delegations from Crete,

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and Syria. The visitors bring precious trade ware, such as carpets, donkeys and other stuff.Michael Rice: ''Who's Who in Ancient Egypt''. Routeledge, London (UK) 2003, , p. 108-109.

Tomb

Menkheperraseneb I. was buried in Thebes, in the tomb TT86. Until recently, it was believed that Menkheperraseneb was the owner of two tombs, TT86 and

TT112 The Theban Tomb TT11 is located in Dra' Abu el-Naga', part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Djehuty, who was '' Overseer of Treasury and of Works'', durin ...

, but Egyptologist Peter Dorman was able to show genealogical discrepancies within the family trees around Menkheperraseneb. The tomb inscriptions of TT86 reveal that Menkheperraseneb had a nephew, who was also called ''Menkheperraseneb'', but married to a different woman, ''Nebet-ta''. Thus, Menkheperraseneb I was obviously interred in TT86 and

Menkheperreseneb II Menkheperreseneb II was a '' High Priest of Amun'', ''Superintendent of the Gold and silver treasuries'', and ''Chief of the Overseers of Craftsmen''. He served at the time of Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, and may have been buried in his Theba ...

in TT112. File:TT86.jpg, Plan of TT86 File:TT112.jpg, Plan of TT112 File:Foreigners, Tomb of Menkheperraseneb MET DP161251.jpg, A painting from TT86 depicting foreign delegates bearing tribute File:Maler der Grabkammer des Mencheperrêsonb 001.jpg, A painting from TT86 depicting a foreign man carrying a vase File:Menkheperraseneb 01.JPG, Bases of funerary cones of Menkheperraseneb

References

{{authority control 14th-century BC clergy Priests of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Officials of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Theban High Priests of Amun Ancient Egyptian overseers of foreign lands