Masaharta
Masaharta was during the 21st Dynasty ( Third Intermediate Period ) around 1054-1046 BC. Chr. High Priest of Amun in Thebes .
family
Masaharta was the son of the high priest Pinudjem I and Isetmachbit I. His siblings included Psusennes I and his later wife Mutnedjmet , the high priests Mencheperre , Djedchonsiuefanch and the " wife of God of Amun " Maatkare .
Regency
As the successor to his father Pinudjem I, who assumed the title of king ( Pharaoh ), Masaharta had been high priest in Thebes since the 16th year of his reign. One of his tasks there was the reburial of royal mummies .
After only eight years of reign, Masaharta died around 1046 BC. Maybe after an illness. From his reign there is a relief in the Temple of Karnak , a small gateway east of the 9th pylon and a small falcon statue that is now in Brussels. Some shabtis have been preserved from his burial .
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. Artemis & Winkler, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7608-1102-7 , p. 151.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pinudjem I. |
High Priest of Amun 21st Dynasty |
Djedchonsiuefanch |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Masaharta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | High priest of Amun in Thebes |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 11th century BC Chr. |