Ankh Nes Ne Feri Bre

Ankhnesneferibre ferAnkhnesneferibre Prenomen: Hekaneferumerymut

Ankhnesneferibre Hekaneferu-merymut Daughter of Psamtik II and Queen Takhuit. Titles: King’s Daughter of his Body, Great of Sceptre, God’s Wife of Amun, High Priest(ess) of Amun. Daughter of Psamtik II and Queen Takhuit. Titles: King’s Daughter of his Body, Great of Sceptre, God’s Wife of Amun, High Priest(ess) of Amun.

Ankhnesneferibre as depicted in Karnak. For the image on the left and more see: Lepsius, Abt III, Band 8, Page 273 For the image on the right and more see: Lepsius, Abt III, Band 8, Page 274 Ankhnesneferibre was adopted by her predecessor, the God's Wife Neithiqret as recorded on a stela in Karnak. She became God’s Wife of Amun in year 4 of the reign of her brother Wahibre. After her father’s accession she was given the title of High Priest of Amun. The post of High Priest seems to have been vacant after Harkhebi served in that role during the reign of Psamtik I. [Dodson-Hilton]

On the left we see Psamtik before Amun and Mut.

On the right Ankhnesneferibre (followed by the steward Seshonq) stands before Amun and Khons. The Adoption Stela, from: Leahy A., The adoption of Ankhnesneferibre at Karnak Sarcophagus Lid now in the British Museum (BM EA32)

General view of the lid

Detail of the Figure of Ankhnesneferibre

The black basalt lid shows the God’s wife carrying a crook and flail. She wears a beautiful pleated robe and wears the vulture headdress topped with the double plumes as well as the horned sun-disk. [Dodson-Hilton, pg 245]

Statue of Ankhnesneferibre from Karnak, now in the Nubian Museum) Photo by John Campana (Wikimedia Commons)

Ankhnesneferibre is depicted with a short Nubian style wig. She has one uraeus on her brow. The wig is topped with a uraeus encircled modius which in turn is topped by double plumes in combination with the horned sundisk.

Statue of Bastet with the name and title of Ankhnesneferibre - UC36443

Lime stone doorjamb inscribed Foundation deposit found in Karnak inscribed for for the God's Wife (hmt nTr) Duat Netjer Ankhnesneferibre (BM EA65233) and Divine Adoratrice (Duat nTr) Ankhnesneferibre (BM EA907)

From this time period we have: TT 197 - Pedeneith, Chief steward of the God's Wife of Amun, the Divine Adoratrix Ankhnesneferibre, Temp. Psametik II Parents: Psammethek and Tadehubaste TT 242 - Wahibra, Chamberlain of the god's wife of Amun Ankhnesneferibra, Late Period - Saite Parents: Pedeamunnai and Mutardais; Wife: Tadepanehep. Sons: Psammethek (Chamberlain to the God's Wife) and Pedehorresnet called Harpemai.

Stela depicting Ankhnesneferibre before the god Amun-Re. She is followed by her Steward Sheshonq. (BM EA835) The stela measures 54 cm high by 40 cm wide. TT 27 - Sheshonq, high steward of the divine adoratrix Anknesneferibre, Temp. Apries and Amasis. Parents: Harsiesi (Chamberlain of the divine adoratrix) and Tahibet.There is mention in the tomb of a son named Harsiesi, chamberlain of the divine adoratrix, Head of the secrets of the God's Wife Nitocris in the House of Purification. Sheshonq is also known from a statue depicting Isis protecting Osiris

Isis protecting Osiris, Statue dedicated by Sheshonq, high steward of the divine adoratrix Anknesneferibre From Karnak ca 590 BC (BM EA 1162)

References  

Dodson and Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, London 2004 Leahy A., The adoption of Ankhnesneferibre at Karnak, Journal of Egyptian archaeology, 1996, vol. 82, pp. 145-165