Pinudjem II

Pinudjem II. , Also Pinodjem II. , Was during the outgoing 21st Dynasty ( Third Intermediate Period ) in the years 990 to 969 BC. Chr. High Priest of Amun in Thebes .

family

Pinudjem II was the son of the high priest Mencheperre and Isetemachbit III. and the brother of his predecessor Smendes II. In his first marriage Pinudjem was married to his sister Isetemachbit IV . Their son was Psusennes II. His second wife was a daughter of his brother, Neschons . From this marriage his daughter Nesitaneb-aschru was born.

Domination

Since both Pinudjem II and his wife Neschons held a large number of priestly offices, they both had the right to a correspondingly high income. Neschons was, among other things, head of the southern foreigners and viceroy of Nubia .

funeral

Mummy of Pinudjem II

Pinudjem II and Neschons were buried in the cachette of Deir el-Bahari (DB320). The cachette served as a mummy depot from the 22nd dynasty , which was created under Scheschonq I to protect against grave robbers.

literature

Peter A. Clayton: The Pharaohs. Rulers and Dynasties in Ancient Egypt. Weltbild, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-8289-0661-3 , p. 178.
Aidan Dodson , Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3 .
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. 199.

Web links

Commons : Pinudjem II. - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson: The Valley of the Kings. Mysterious realm of the dead of the pharaohs. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2002, ISBN 3-8289-0739-3 , p. 196.
↑ Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson: The Valley of the Kings. Mysterious realm of the dead of the pharaohs. Augsburg 2002, p. 197.

predecessor	Office	successor
Smendes II.	Pharaoh of Egypt , 21st Dynasty	Psusennes III.

personal data
SURNAME	Pinudjem II
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	High priest of Amun
DATE OF BIRTH	11th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	10th century BC Chr.

[1] Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson: The Valley of the Kings. Mysterious realm of the dead of the pharaohs. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2002, ISBN 3-8289-0739-3 , p. 196.

[2] Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson: The Valley of the Kings. Mysterious realm of the dead of the pharaohs. Augsburg 2002, p. 197.