Senseneb

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Senseneb
King's Mother (Mw.t-nswt)
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Painted relief of Senseneb from Deir el-Bahri
Issue Thutmose I
Egyptian nameSnj snb
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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.

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Attestations

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

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

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

A limestone pyramidion beloning 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

A limestone statue of a seated man with the royal name of Thutmose I, beloning 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]

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References

  1. "Person MWT-NSW sn⸗j-SNB | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom".
  2. "Cairo CG 34006 | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom".
  3. Adriaan de Buck: Coronation decree of Tuthmosis I, 1948, pp. 46, Urk IV (79.5 to 81.8)
  4. 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
  5. The same relief, in its entirety.
  6. "Ashmolean AN1896-1908.E.3926 | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom".
  7. "Berlin ÄM 15006 | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom".
  8. See acquisition entry 15006 https://storage.smb.museum/erwerbungsbuecher/IV_AEM-B_SLG_NC_15000-15999_LZ_1896-1904.pdf