| Hapuseneb High Priest of Amun |
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|---|---|
| Dynasty | 18th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Hatshepsut |
| Father | Hapu |
| Mother | Ahhotep |
| Children | Sons: Djehutjmes-machet, User-pechtj, and Aa-cheper-ka-ra-nefer Daughters: Henut, Henut-nefert, Sen-seneb, and Ta-em-resefu |
| Burial | Thebes |
Hapuseneb was the High Priest of Amun during the reign of Hatshepsut.[1] His mother, Ah-hotep, was a member of the royal harem; the name of the mother has survived on a piece of limestone found in the temple of Thutmosis III at Qurna (Excavations of Weigall, 1906). His father, Hapu, was Lecture Priest of Amun. His brother, Sa-Amun, was a scribe and 1st sealer of the god Amun. He also had a sister named Ahmose.
His wife Amenhotep bore him three sons Djehutjmes-machet, User-pechtj, and Aa-cheper-ka-ra-nefer(who was High Priest at the Mortuary Temple of Thutmosis II, lector priest) and 4 daughters Henut, Henut-nefert (a singer of Amun), Sen-seneb, and Ta-em-resefu (also a singer of Amun).[2]
Hapuseneb served as High Priest during Year 2 to Year 16 of Hatshepsut.[3] He was buried in TT67 in Upper Egypt.[4] Five cones belonging to Hapuseneb are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum. His titles are Hereditary Prince and Count, Treasurer of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, First Prophet of Amun, Overseer of the Priest of Upper and Lower Egypt, and Overseer of All the Works of the King.[5]
Hapuseneb was the first HPA to also hold the title of Overseer of the hem priests of Upper and Lower Egypt. The second Priest of Amun Puyemre was related to Hapuseneb through marriage: he was married to Hapuseneb’s daughter Seniseneb. Seniseneb was a divine adoratrice of Amun and a temple singer.[6]