Ini (Pharaoh)

Ini
Horus name	Sema-taui Šm3-t3.wj Who unites the two countries
Sideline	Mesi-hemut Msj-ḥmw.t
Gold name	Sascha-qenu Sˁš3-qn.w
Throne name	Men-cheper-Re Mn-ḫpr-Rˁ With permanent form, a Re
Proper name	Sa Ra Iini S3 Rˁ Jnj Son of Re , Ini ... i ... j

Ini was a poorly documented pharaoh of the Theban 23rd Dynasty . He probably ruled around 806/803 BC. The duration of his reign is not known.

For a long time he was only known for a graffito on the roof of the Month temple in Karnak , which mentions his fifth year of reign. The author created the graffito two generations later in the 4th year of a Scheschonq. It is probably Sheschonq IV.

In the spring of 2008, bricks with his name were also found on the island of Elephantine in the Nile , which prove that the king was building there.

literature

• Jürgen von Beckerath : Handbook of the Egyptian king names . 2nd 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. 138.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The archer is to be replaced by a shield carrier. This symbol (A12a) cannot currently be represented with the Wikipedia hieroglyphs.
2. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: German Archaeological Institute Cairo Department: October 2008. Circular. Pp. 2–3 (PDF; 5.1 MB) )

predecessor	Office	successor
Rudamun	Pharaoh of Egypt 23rd Dynasty	Pajeftjauemauibastet