Amenemope (king)
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 Gold mask of Amenemope,
Cairo Egyptian Museum |
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| Throne name |
Wsr-m3ˁt-Rˁ-stp.n-mr.j-Jmn Mighty in Maat , a Re , chosen and lover of Amun |
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| Proper name |
(Amen em Ipet meri Amun) Jmn m Jpt mr.j Jmn Amun is in Luxor , lover of Amun |
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Greek for Manetho |
Amenophthis | ||||||||||||||||||
Amenemope (also: Amenemipet ) was the fourth ancient Egyptian king ( Pharaoh ) of the 21st Dynasty ( Third Intermediate Period ) and ruled around 996–985 BC. As successor to his father Psusennes I.
family
Amenemopes mother is the sister wife of Psusennes I, Mutnedjmet . Siamun , Osochor's successor , may be his son. But this has not been clarified for sure.
Domination
After Manetho he ruled for nine years. It is uncertain whether he was co-regent of his father's last two years. The direct successor of Psusennes I was Osochor. A "49. Year of reign "on a mummy bandage does not refer to Amenemope, but to Psusennes I. Or in another opinion on the high priest Mencheperre.
It does not appear in foreign policy. Only the granting of asylum for the Edomite Crown Prince Hadad mentioned in the Old Testament is attributed to him.
In Tanis he is also high priest of Amun .
His grave
Amenemope was first buried in a small chamber in the royal cemetery in Tanis (grave IV). Amenemope was presumably reburied by Siamun in the chamber originally intended for Mutnedjmet in Psusennes I's grave. When it was opened on April 16, 1940, Pierre Montet found among other things a gold mask, two collars , two pectorals , bracelets and rings, gold and silver vessels as well as breast jewelry in the shape of a falcon from the grave equipment .
literature
- Karl Jansen-Winkeln : Relative Chronology of Dyn. 21. In: Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, David A. Warburton (Eds.): Ancient Egyptian Chronology (= Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One. The Near and Middle East. Volume 83 ). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2006, ISBN 978-90-04-11385-5 , pp. 218-233 ( online ).
- Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 58.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Psusennes I. |
Pharaoh of Egypt 21st Dynasty |
Osochor |
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| SURNAME | Amenemope |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 4th ruler of the 21st Dynasty in ancient Egypt (996 - 985 BC) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 996 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 985 BC Chr. |