Menkheperre

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Menkheperre
High Priest of Amun
Reign	1045–992 BC,
Predecessor	Djedkhonsuefankh
Successor	Smendes II
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Consort(s)	Istemkheb
Children	Henttawy II, Pinedjem II, and Istemkheb
Father	Pinedjem I

Menkheperre, son of Pharaoh Pinedjem I by wife Henuttawy (daughter of Ramesses XI by wife Tentamon), was the High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt from 1045 BC to 992 BC and de facto ruler of the south of the country.

With his elder brother ruling at Tanis as Pharaoh Psusennes I, Menkheperre's power, like that of his predecessor as high priest, his brother Masaherta, must have been somewhat curtailed. Menkheperre took as his throne name the title of "First prophet of Amun", just as his great-grandfather Herihor had, perhaps an indication of this diminished role, though he kept the cartouche unlike his successors in the temple.

Menkheperre married his niece Istemkheb, daughter of his brother Psusennes I and wife Wiay, and was succeeded by their son Smendes II, also called Nesbanebdjed II. His other children were Henuttawy or Henttawy II, Pinedjem II and Istemkheb. Pinedjem II and Istemkheb married each other and became the parents of Psusennes II, Siamun's successor; Henuttawy married Smendes II, and they became the parents of Pinedjem II's other wife, Nesjons or Nesikhons.