Ankhefensekhmet
Sign in to saveAnkhefensekhmet (ˁnḫ=f n sḫm.t; "He lives for Sekhmet") was a High Priest of Ptah during the 21st Dynasty in Egypt. He probably served during the reign of Psusennes II and maybe the reign of Shoshenq I.
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Ankhefensekhmet (ˁnḫ=f n sḫm.t; "He lives for Sekhmet") was a High Priest of Ptah during the 21st Dynasty in Egypt. He probably served during the reign of Psusennes II and maybe the reign of Shoshenq I.
Ankhefensekhmet is known from a genealogy known as Berlin 23673, which was made by his namesake descendant during the late 22nd Dynasty. On it, he is said to be a prophet (hm nTr). He is also mentioned in a genealogy from the Louvre where he is said to be a High Priest of Ptah.