Senseneb
| Senseneb | |
|---|---|
| King's Mother (Mw.t-nswt) | |
| File:Queen Senseneb.png Painted relief of Senseneb from Deir el-Bahri | |
| Issue | Thutmose I |
| Egyptian name | Snj snb <hiero><-sn-S29-N35-D58-></hiero> |
| Dynasty | Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Senseneb was the mother of Pharaoh Thutmose I in the Eighteenth Dynasty of the early New Kingdom.
Attestations
[edit | edit source]Senseneb (sn⸗j-snb,[1] also Seniseneb) bore the title of King's Mother (mwt-nsw) and is therefore thought to have been a commoner.
Wadi Halfa, Cairo CG 34006
[edit | edit source]At Buhen in Wadi Halfa, a sandstone stela fragment dated to Year 1 of Thutmose I, mentions [...]; jmj-rꜣ ḫꜣst rsjt trj and King's Mother Senseneb (mwt-nsw sn⸗j-snb).[2] She is shown swearing an oath of allegiance as the king's mother on the coronation of her son Thutmose I.[3]
Deir el-Bahri PM 122, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
[edit | edit source]At Deir el-Bahri, Senseneb is also depicted on painted reliefs from the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut.[4][5] Here she has the title ḥnwt-tꜣwj meaning Mistress of the Two Lands.
Ashmolean AN1896-1908.E.3926
[edit | edit source]A limestone pyramidion belonging to the lector priest of the king's mother Tety.[6] It mentions King's Mother Senseneb and Djehuty, son of the lector priest who was the patron of this monument.
Berlin ÄM 15006
[edit | edit source]A limestone statue of a seated man with the royal name of Thutmose I, belonging to lector priest of the king's mother and wab-priest of Hathor, the lady of Hu, Amenemhat.[7] It also mentions King's Mother Senseneb.[8]
References
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- ^ Adriaan de Buck: Coronation decree of Tuthmosis I, 1948, pp. 46, Urk IV (79.5 to 81.8)
- ^ Édouard Naville: The Temple of Deir el Bahari, Part I. Plates 1 - 24: The north-western end of the upper platform. Egypt Exploration Fund, London 1895, pl. XIII, available copyright-free online
- ^ The same relief, in its entirety.
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- ^ See acquisition entry 15006 https://storage.smb.museum/erwerbungsbuecher/IV_AEM-B_SLG_NC_15000-15999_LZ_1896-1904.pdf
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