Harsiese I.

This article describes a high priest of Amun and king of the 22nd Dynasty, for other persons of the same name see Harsiese .

Name of Harsiese I.
Horus name	Ka-nechet-chaj-em-Waset K3-NHT-HJ-m-W3ST (also; HJ kn - m-W3ST) Strong bull in Thebes appeared
Throne name	Hedjcheperre Setepenamun (Hedj-cheper-Re Setep en-Amun) ḥḏ-ḫpr-Rˁ stp.n-Jmn Shining in form, a Re , chosen by Amun
Proper name	Hor-sa-Aset Meri-Amun Ḥr-z3-3st mrj-Jmn Horus , son of Isis , lover of Amun

Harsiese was high priest of Amun in Thebes during the 22nd Dynasty ( Third Intermediate Period ) from 874 to 860 BC. He was the son of the high priest of Thebes and Pharaoh Scheschonq II. His predecessor in the office of high priest was Smendes III. Harsiese is the antagonist to the Libyans .

Assumption of office

Since his father was already high priest of Amun in Thebes, the rule has been violated, according to which no son of a high priest may take over this office again. This was to prevent a counter-dynasty to the actual ruling dynasty. He is related to the 21st dynasty . This aroused the hope of the Thebans to achieve independence from the Libyan kings from Tanis .

Domination

By accepting the name of Horus and the throne, Harsiese claims the dignity of the pharaohs . He creates local alliances with influential Theban families. His position is comparable to that of the high priest and king Pinudjem I during the reigns of Smendes I and Psusennes I in the 21st dynasty. Just as he was appointed high priest by his father, he now appoints his son, whose name has not been passed down, to this office as well.

His grave

Harsiese is buried below the wall of the small temple of the 18th Dynasty in Medinet Habu . His grave consists of a leading passage, antechamber and a burial chamber. It was made of sandstone blocks of the destroyed building Ramses III. built. His coffin originally belonged to Queen Henutmire , a daughter of Ramses II. The canopic jugs and ushabtis have been preserved from his funeral , as well as Harsieses skull, which has a partially healed hole in the front of the skull ( trepanation or injury by a weapon?).

See also

• List of pharaohs
• Local Royalty of the Third Intermediate Period

literature

• Jürgen von Beckerath : Handbook of the Egyptian king names (= Munich Egyptological studies. Vol. 49). 2nd improved and expanded edition, von Zabern, Mainz 1999, ISBN 3-8053-2591-6 , pp. 196–197.
• Karl Jansen-Winkeln : The Chronology of the Third Intermediate Period: Dyns 22-24. 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. 234-264 ( online ).
• Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs . Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 128-129 .

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predecessor	Office	successor
Beginning of the Upper Egyptian line of the 22nd Dynasty	Pharaoh of Upper Egypt 22nd Dynasty	Takelot II.