Pinedjem I

Pinedjem I in Tour Egypt

PINEDJEM I IN THE THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD BY JIMMY DUNN - We see at the beginning of the 21st Dynasty and what Egyptology refers to as the beginning of the Third Intermediate Period, two individuals officially rising to power almost simultaneously in about 1070 BC. They were Smendes in the north at Tanis and Pinedjem in the south at Thebes. By...

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Pinedjem I in Wikipedia

Pinedjem I was the High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt from 1070 BC to 1032 BC and the de facto ruler of the south of the country from 1054 BC. He was the son of the High Priest Piankh. However, many Egyptologists today believe that the succession in the Amun priesthood actually ran from Piankh to Herihor to Pinedjem I.[1][2] According...

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