Gold burial mask of King Psusennes I, discovered in 1940 by Pierre Montet
Pharaoh
Reign
1047–1001 BC
Predecessor
Amenemnisu
Successor
Amenemope
Royal titulary
Horus name
Kanakhtemauiamun Userefaw Sekhajemwaset kꜣ-nḫt-m-ꜣwj-Jmn-wsr-fꜣw-sḫꜥj-m-Wꜣst Strong bull, embraced by Amun, full of power, who shines in Thebes
Nebty name
Wermenu-em-Ipetsut Nebpehti Waftawywahnesitmiraempet
Wr-mnw-m-Jptswt nb-pḥtj-wꜥf-tꜣwj-wꜣḥ-nsjt-mj-Rꜥ-m-pt Great of monuments in Ipetsut, powerful Lord, royal protector of the two lands, like Ra in the sky
Golden Horus
Semakheperuder Pedjet-9 Itjiemsekhemef Tawnebu smꜣ-ḫprw-dr-pḏt-9-jṯj-m-sḫm.f-tꜣw-nbw Golden Horus who unifies the manifestations, who overpowers the nine bows (the enemies of Egypt) and conquers all the lands with its strength
Prenomen (Praenomen)
Akheperre Setepenamun ꜥꜣ-ḫpr-Rꜥ-stp.n-Jmn Great is the manifestation of Ra, the chosen one of Amun
Nomen
Pasebakhaenniut Meriamun pꜣ-sbꜣ-ḫꜥj-n-njwt-mrj-Jmn Psusennes, lit. The star who appears in the city [of Thebes], beloved of Amun
Consort
Mutnodjmet, Wiay
Children
Amenemope, Ankhefenmut, Isetemkheb C
Father
Pinedjem I
Mother
Henuttawy
Died
c. 1001 BC
Burial
NRT III, Tanis
Monuments
Great Temple of Amun, Tanis (now in ruined fragments)
Dynasty
21st Dynasty
Psusennes I (Ancient Egyptian: pꜣ-sbꜣ-ḫꜥ-n-njwt; Greek Ψουσέννης) was the third pharaoh of the 21st Dynasty who ruled from Tanis between 1047 and 1001 BC. Psusennes is the Greek version of his original name Pasibkhanu or Pasebakhaenniut (in reconstructed Late Egyptian: /pəsiwʃeʕənneːʔə/), which means "The Star Appearing in the City" while his throne name, Akheperre Setepenamun, translates as "Great are the Manifestations of Ra, chosen of Amun."[2] He was the son of Pinedjem I and Henuttawy, Ramesses XI's daughter by Tentamun. He married his sister Mutnedjmet.
Psusennes's tomb, discovered in 1940, is notable for the condition in which it was found. Almost all pharaonic tombs were entirely graverobbed but Psusennes's tomb was one of only two royal tombs discovered in fully intact condition, the other being the tomb of Pharaoh Amenemope. However, the humid climate of Lower Egypt meant only the metal objects had survived. Pharaoh Amenemope and General Wendjebauendjed were also buried within Psusennes I's NRT III Tanis tomb.
^Pasebakhaenniut
^Peter Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1994., p.178
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