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Shoshenq II in Tour Egypt

SHOSHENQ II (HEQAKHEPERRE-SETEPENRE) ?-883 B.C. 22ND DYNASTY Shoshenq II is thought to have been the co-regent during the period between Osorkon I and Takelot I during the Twenty- second Dynasty. His mummy was found at Tanis in the tomb of Psusennes I....

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Shoshenq III in Wikipedia

King Usermaatre Setepenre or Usimare Setepenamun Shoshenq III ruled Egypt's 22nd Dynasty for 39 years according to contemporary historical records. Two Apis Bulls were buried in the fourth and 28th years of his reign and he celebrated his Heb Sed Jubilee in his regnal year 30. Little is known of the precise basis for his successful claim to the t...

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Pedubast I in Wikipedia

Pedubastis I or Pedubast I (c. 829 BC–804 BC) was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Pedubast is recorded as being of Libyan ancestry and ruled Egypt for 25 years according to Manetho. He first became king at Thebes in Year 8 of Shoshenq III and his highest dated Year is his 23rd Year according to Nile Level Text No. 29. This year is equivalent to Year ...

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Psusennes III in Wikipedia

Psusennes III was the High Priest of Amun at Thebes (1080 – 943 BC) at the end of the 21st Dynasty. Little is known of this individual; he is thought by some to be the same person as (King) Psusennes II.[1] His name appears on a document found at the 'mummy cache' DB320 which describes him as a son of the High Priest Pinedjem II. This makes hi...

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Shoshenq II in Wikipedia

Heqakheperre Shoshenq II was an Egyptian king of the 22nd dynasty of Egypt. He was the only ruler of this Dynasty whose tomb was not plundered by tomb robbers. His final resting place was discovered within Psusennes I's tomb at Tanis by Pierre Montet in 1939. Montet removed the coffin lid of Shoshenq II on March 20, 1939, in the presence of king...

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Pami in Tour Egypt

PAMI (USERMARE-SETEPENRE PIMAY)(PEMAY) 783-773 B.C. 22ND DYNASTY Pami was the eighth king of the Twenty-second Dynasty. He reigned for approximately six years following the fifty-two year reign of Shoshenq III. Pemay is translated to "The Cat"....

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Shepsesre Tefnakht I in Tour Egypt

SHEPSESRE TEFNAKHT 725-720 B.C. 24TH DYNASTY Tefnakht was the first king of the Twenty-fourth Dynasty. In the Piankhy stela, he is called the "chief of the West," "chief of Me," and "chief of Sais." He also gives himself titles as prophets and royal titles. It is thought that his vigorous expansionist activity was the cause of an invasion from ...

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Shoshenq I in Tour Egypt

SHESHONQ I, FOUNDER OF EGYPT'S 22ND DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN - For rather obvious reasons, the 22nd Dynasty is known as the Libyan or Bubastite dynasty. All the kings of this period are listed by Manetho as being from Bubastis, a city located in the eastern Nile Delta, and their Libyan origin is evident in the founder's name, Sheshonq I (Shoshenq I)...

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Shabaka in Wikipedia

Shabaka (Shabataka) or Shabaka Neferkare, 'Beautiful is the Soul of Re', was a Kushite pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt, between (721 BC; 707/706 BC). Family - Shabaka is thought to be the son of King Kashta and Pebatjma, although a text from the time of Taharqa could be interpreted to mean that Shabaka was a brother of Taharqa and ...

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Shebitku in Tour Egypt

SHEBITKU (SHABATAKA) 698-690 B.C. 25TH DYNASTY Shebitku was the second king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. He was the nephew and successor of Shebaka. During Shebaka's reign, there was a policy of conciliation and cooperation with the Assyrians. This kept the Assyrians from coming further into Egypt. Shebitku had a different policy; resistance. A...

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