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Psusennes II in Tour Egypt

PSUSENNES II (TITKHEPERURE-SETEPENAMUN)(PSIBKHAEMNE) 959-945 B.C. 21ST DYNASTY Psusennes II was the seventh and final king of the Twenty- first Dynasty. He is believed to have ruled for 14 years. There are inscriptions on monuments which are the only information showing his reign....

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Menkheperre in Wikipedia

Menkheperre, son of Pharaoh Pinedjem I by wife Henuttawy (daughter of Ramesses XI by wife Tentamon), was the High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt from 1045 BC to 992 BC and de facto ruler of the south of the country.[1] Menkheperre's eldest full brother Masaharta followed their father as High Priest. He was followed by another brother...

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Ramesses VI (Nebmaatremeryamun) in Tour Egypt

RAMESSES VI (NEBMAATREMERYAMUN) 1143-1136 B.C. 20TH DYNASTY The fifth king of the 20th Dynasty usurped the throne from his nephew, Ramesses V. However, the son of Ramesses III allowed mortuary ceremonies to continue for Ramesses V, who was only on the throne for four years. He usurped cartouches of previous kings and left his name on inscript...

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Ramesses X (Khepermaatresetepenre) in Tour Egypt

RAMESSES X (KHEPERMAATRESETEPENRE) 1108-1099 B.C. 20TH DYNASTY Ramesses X was the ninth king of the Twentieth Dynasty. During his reign the workers went on strike for wages not paid. There are few monuments of Ramesses that have survived. He left a tomb in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank at Luxor (ancient Thebes)....

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Psusennes I in Tour Egypt

PSUSENNES I (AKHEPERRE-SETEPANAMUN PSIBKHAEMNE) 1040-992 B.C. 21ST DYNASTY Psusennes I was the third king of the Twenty-first Dynasty and is probably the best known of all this dynasty's kings. This is because of the discovery of his intact tomb during the excavation of Tanis. His mummy was found in the tomb and was that of an old man. Also is ...

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Psusennes II in Wikipedia

Titkheperure or Tyetkheperre Psusennes II [Greek Ψουσέννης] or Hor-Pasebakhaenniut II [Egyptian ḥr-p3-sb3-ḫˁỉ--nỉwt], was the last king of the Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt. His royal name means "Image of the transformation of Re" in Egyptian.[2] Psusennes II is often considered the same person as the High-Priest of Amun known as Psusennes III.[3...

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Smendes II in Wikipedia

Nesbanebdjed II, or in Hellenized form, Smendes II, was a High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt. He governed from about 992 BC to 990 BC.[1] Smendes was one of the sons of High Priest Menkheperre and Princess Isetemkheb, the daughter of Psusennes I.[2] He married his sister Henuttawy II and had a daughter, Isetemkheb; another wife, Takhe...

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Amenmesse in Wikipedia

Amenmesse (also Amenmesses or Amenmose) was the 5th ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt, possibly the son of Merneptah and Queen Takhat. Others consider him to be one of the innumerable sons of Ramesses II. Very little is known about this king, who ruled Egypt for only three to four years. Various Egyptologists date his reign between...

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Smenkhkare in Wikipedia

Smenkhkare (sometimes erroneously spelled Smenkhare or Smenkare and meaning Vigorous is the Soul of Ra) was an ephemeral Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh of the late Eighteenth Dynasty, of whom very little is known for certain. Believed by a growing number of experts to be the mummy from KV55, he is believed to be a younger son of Amenhotep III and quee...

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Ramesses I in Wikipedia

Menpehtyre Ramesses I (traditional English: Ramesses or Ramses) was the founding Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's 19th dynasty. The dates for his short reign are not completely known but the time-line of late 1292-1290 BC is frequently cited[3] as well as 1295-1294 BC.[4] While Ramesses I was the founder of the 19th Dynasty, in reality his brief reign ...

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