Queen Karomama
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Queen Karomama I was an Egyptian queen, married to Osorkon II
. She was part of the 22nd dynasty of Ancient Egypt
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Takelot I
. She was one of three known wives of Osorkon II
. The other wives being Isetemkheb G and Djedmutesankh iv.
Karomama was the mother of at least two sons and three daughters:
Queen Karomama (also known as Karoama B) was also a Royal daughter, but it is unclear which King was her father. As she is not titled Royal Sister, one can assume she was not Takeloth I's daughter, but the lack of the title King's Sister is not conclusive. Other candidates are Shoshenq II or Harsiese.
In the Jubilee reliefs, she is accompanied by her three daughters Tashakheper A, Karomama C andiirmer (Year 22).
Osorkon II
Usermaatre Setepenamun Osorkon II was a pharaoh of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the son of Takelot I and Queen Kapes. He ruled Egypt around 872 BC to 837 BC from Tanis, the capital of this Dynasty. After succeeding his father, he was faced with the competing rule of his cousin,...
. She was part of the 22nd dynasty of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
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Family
Karomama was likely a daughter of PharaohPharaoh
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
Takelot I
Takelot I
Hedjkheperre Setepenre Takelot I was a son of Osorkon I and Queen Tashedkhons who ruled Egypt for 13 Years according to Manetho. Takelot would marry Queen Kapes who bore him Osorkon II...
. She was one of three known wives of Osorkon II
Osorkon II
Usermaatre Setepenamun Osorkon II was a pharaoh of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the son of Takelot I and Queen Kapes. He ruled Egypt around 872 BC to 837 BC from Tanis, the capital of this Dynasty. After succeeding his father, he was faced with the competing rule of his cousin,...
. The other wives being Isetemkheb G and Djedmutesankh iv.
Karomama was the mother of at least two sons and three daughters:
- Prince Shoshenq DShoshenq DShoshenq was a High Priest of Ptah during the 22nd dynasty. Shoshenq was the eldest son of Osorkon II and Queen Karomama. He presided over the burial of the twenty-seventh Apis bull in Saqqara. Shoshenq was buried in Saqqara. His tomb was found in 1942....
, was High Priest of PtahHigh Priest of PtahThe High Priest of Ptah was sometimes referred to as the Greatest of the Masters of the Craftsmen . This title refers to Ptah as the patron god of the craftsmen.The office of the High Priest of Ptah was located in Memphis... - Prince Hornakhte was the High Priest of Amun in TanisTanisTanis was the capital of the 21st and 22nd dynasties of ancient Egypt, and is now an archaeological temple site. The word Tanis can also refer to:*Tanis, a little girl mummy in Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School...
. He was buried in his father's tomb at Tanis, having died at the age of ca 8 or 9 years old. - Princess Tashakheper may have served as God's Wife of AmunGod's Wife of AmunGod's Wife of Amun was the highest ranking priestess of the Amun cult, an important Ancient Egyptian religious institution centered in Thebes during the Egyptian 25th and 26th dynasties...
during the reign of Takelot IIITakelot IIIUsimare Setepenamun Takelot III Si-Ese was Osorkon III's eldest son and successor. Takelot III ruled the first five years of his reign in a coregency with his father and served previously as the High Priest of Amun at Thebes. He was previously thought to have ruled Egypt for only 7 years until his... - Princess Karomama C, who may be identical to Karomama MeritmutKaromama MeritmutKaromama Meritmut was an ancient Egyptian high priestess, a God's Wife of Amun during the 22nd dynasty.She is possibly identical with Karomama, a daughter of Pharaoh Osorkon II, who was depicted in the sed-hall of the pharaoh. She followed Henuttawy as high priestess. She is depicted in the Karnak...
, a God's Wife of AmunGod's Wife of AmunGod's Wife of Amun was the highest ranking priestess of the Amun cult, an important Ancient Egyptian religious institution centered in Thebes during the Egyptian 25th and 26th dynasties... - Princess [Ta?]iirmer
Biography
Osorkon II had many buildings raised during his reign, including a detailed monumental red granite hall in the 22nd year of his reign. Relief images of him and Queen Karomama decorate the walls.Queen Karomama (also known as Karoama B) was also a Royal daughter, but it is unclear which King was her father. As she is not titled Royal Sister, one can assume she was not Takeloth I's daughter, but the lack of the title King's Sister is not conclusive. Other candidates are Shoshenq II or Harsiese.
In the Jubilee reliefs, she is accompanied by her three daughters Tashakheper A, Karomama C and
External links
- Page dedicated to Osorkon II with material on Queen Karomama I, including a photograph of a relief