Takelot III.

This article describes a pharaoh of the 23rd Dynasty, for other people of the same name see Takelot .

Takelot III.
Depiction of Takelots III. in the temple of Karnak
Horus name	Wadj-taui w3ḏ t3.wj Prosperity of the Two Lands
Sideline	Wadj-taui w3ḏ t3.wj Prosperity of the Two Lands
Gold name	M127 Wadj-taui w3ḏ t3.wj Prosperity of the Two Lands
Throne name	User-Maat-Re Setep-en-Imen Wsr-M3ˁt-Rˁ Stp-n-Imn Rich in Maat, a Re , chosen by Amun User-Maat-Re Setep en-Imen Wsr-M3ˁt-Rˁ Stp-n-Imn Rich in Maat , a Re, chosen by Amun User-Maat-Re Wsr-M3ˁt-Rˁ Rich in Maat, a Re User-Maat-Re Wsr-M3ˁt-Rˁ Rich in Maat, a Re User-Maat-Re Wsr-M3ˁt-Rˁ Rich in Maat, a Re
Proper name	Takelot Tklt Takelot Tklt Takelot Tklt Takelot Tklt Takelot Tklt Takelot Tklt Takelot Tklt Takelot Tklt

Takelot III. was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh (king) of Libyan descent. According to the Thomas Schneider Lexicon of Pharaohs , it is classified in the 23rd dynasty . His sole reign is from about 766 to 754 BC. To apply. From the 24th year of reign (771 BC) he was initially “only” co-regent of his probably already elderly father Osorkon III. , but then, for only a few years, became Pharaoh himself. His mother was Tentsai, wife of Osorkon III. The king's daughter Irti-Bastet (A), Kakaet and Betjet are attested as wives. Takelot III. had at least two sons: Djedptahiuefanch, second prophet of Amun, and Osorkon, apparently a simple prophet of Amun. His daughters were Irbastetudjatjau, Diisetnesit, who were both married to viziers , as well as Tentsai and the prophetess of courage Irti-Bastet (B), possibly a daughter of the aforementioned king's daughter and king-consort Irti-Bastet (A).

Career

Takelot III. was the first high priest of heryshaf in Herakleopolis , governor of the South and General, then high priest of Thebes , eventually co-ruler of his father Osorkon III., before he pursued an independent government (Year 29 of Osorkon III. = 6 years Takelots III. in Nilstandsinschrift in Karnak ).

supporting documents

He is through building activity in Karnak in the Temple of Osiris together with his father Osorkon III. testified. Round pictures of Takelots III. are an archaic statuette (walking figure torso) from Abydos and possibly a sphinx statue from Karnak (Cairo, CG 42195). A small-format group of seated figures from the Temple of Courage in Karnak-Süd is (probably secondary) for Takelot III. and his wife Betjet has been labeled. A genealogy from his 7th year on the roof terrace of the Temple of Chon in Karnak and the naming as a troop commander on a vessel with a toast should also be emphasized .

Rivals

In Middle Egypt , Namilt (III.) Of Hermopolis and Pajeftjauemauibastet of Herakleopolis claimed royal status, while in the south Pije expanded his dominion into the Thebais and installed his sister Amenirdis I there as Amun 's wife .

successor

Successor to Takelot III. became his younger brother Rudamun .

See also

• Local Royalty of the Third Intermediate Period

literature

• David A. Aston: Takeloth II - A King of the "Theban Twenty-third Dynasty"? In: The Journal of Egyptian Archeology. Volume 75, pp. 139-154.
• David A. Aston, John H. Taylor: The Family of Takeloth III and the "Theban" Twenty-third Dynasty. In: Anthony Leahy (ed.): Libya and Egypt, c 1300-750 BC Center of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, London 1990, ISBN 0-7286-0174-5 , pp. 131-154.
• Jürgen von Beckerath : Handbook of the Egyptian king names (= Munich Egyptological studies. Volume 49). 2nd, improved and expanded edition of the first edition from 1984. von Zabern, Mainz 1999, ISBN 3-8053-2591-6 , pp. 194-195.
• Karl Jansen-Winkeln : On some “toasts” on Egyptian vessels. In: Journal for Egyptian Language and Antiquity . Volume 116, pp. 143-153 ( online ).
• 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 90-04-11385-1 , pp. 234-264.
• Kenneth Anderson Kitchen : The Thrid Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100-650 BC). 4th edition. Aris & Phillips, Warminster 2009, ISBN 978-0-85668-768-6 .
• Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs . Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 284.

Web links

Commons : Takelot III.  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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2. ^ Jocelyne Berlandini: Petits monuments royaux de la XXIe à la XXVe dynasty. In: Serge Sauneron: Hommages à la mémoire de Serge Sauneron, 1927–1976. Volume I: Égypte pharaonique (= Bibliothèque d'étude. Volume 81). Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire (IFAO), Le Caire 1979, pp. 92–98, panel XV.
3. ↑ Helmut Brandl: A Bichrome Faience Statuette of Bastet from the Reign of Takeloth III. In: Mélanie C. Flossmann-Schütze et al. (Hrsg.): Small gods - big gods. Festschrift for Dieter Kessler on his 65th birthday (= Tuna el-Gebel. Volume 4). Brose, Vaterstetten 2013, ISBN 978-3-944207-02-5 , pp. 67-89 ( online ).
4. ^ Helmut Brandl: Art and Society in the Libyan Period. Observations on statues of kings from the Third Intermediate Period. In: Katalin Anna Kóthai: Art and Society: Ancient and Modern Contexts of Egyptian Art. Proceedings of the International Conference held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, 13-15 May 2010. Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest 2012, ISBN 978- 963-7063-91-6 , p. 86 ( No.K -1.3), plate 19.1ad ( online )

predecessor	Office	successor
Osorkon III.	Pharaoh of Egypt 23rd Dynasty	Rudamun