Tjanefer papyrus – Cairo 33
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Ranke I, pg. 387, 9, Ranke II, pg. 398
Also known as Tchanefer, Tjainefer
Provenance Bab el Gasus, Daressy A.151, see Shabtis
Second Prophet of Amun-Ra, the king of the gods, Prophet of Montu, lord of Thebes, Prophet of Khnum, lord of the Cataract, God’s father beloved of the God, Chief of the secrets in the sky, on the earth and in the Duat, The one who opens the doors of the sky in Karnak, Setem-priest in the horizon of the eternity, Chief of the herds of the house in the domain of Amun
NB the title Second Prophet was given to him at the end of his life (Aubert pg. 101, from a wooden stele described by A. Zayed (1968) Cairo 9451, pg. 160), Inv. no. T.20/12/24/13
Son of HPA Menkheperra A and Isetemkhebit J, (half-)brother of Pinedjem II, Hori, Ankhefenmut C and Meretamen and married to his half-sister Gautseshenu A
In addition to the two sons determined by the scientific community, Pinedjem A (A.146 not in this overview) and Menkheperra B (A.147), France Jamen states that there was also a third son, namely Nesyamun (A.148), see Bab El-Gasus in Context: Rediscovering the Tomb of the priests of Amun, pg. 172-173
See Piankoff 1964a, pg. 98-109 and 158-164
Litany of Re papyrus for Tjanefer
Length 398 cm, height 25 cm
Ref. No. S.R.IV.952, GEM 15148, Cairo 33, Type BA.I.1 Niwinski
Photo and panorama view VB 2026-01 (quality remarks)
Right section of the nearly 4‑meter‑long papyrus

