Shoshenq D
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Shoshenq 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.
Sheshonq is known to have had a son named Takelot B. Through Takelot B he was the grand-father of a man named Pediese who was a Chief of the Ma, and the great-grandfather of a later High Priest of Ptah named Peftjauawybast.
Items belonging to Shoshenq include:
High Priest of Ptah
The 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...
during the 22nd dynasty
Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period.-Rulers:...
. Shoshenq was the eldest son 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,...
and Queen Karomama. He presided over the burial of the twenty-seventh Apis bull in Saqqara
Saqqara
Saqqara is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world famous Step pyramid of Djoser, sometimes referred to as the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base, as well as a number of...
. Shoshenq was buried in Saqqara. His tomb was found in 1942.
Sheshonq is known to have had a son named Takelot B. Through Takelot B he was the grand-father of a man named Pediese who was a Chief of the Ma, and the great-grandfather of a later High Priest of Ptah named Peftjauawybast.
Items belonging to Shoshenq include:
- Two blockstatues (one now in Budapest, the other in Brooklyn). One of the statues gives the titles and family relations of Shoshenq: “Great Chief Prince of His Majesty, High Priest and Sem Priest of Ptah, Great King’s Son of the Lord of the Two lands Usimare Stepenamun, Son of Re, Lord of Epiphanies Osorkon (II) Meryamun Si-Bast, his mother being Karomama”
- A chalice now in Berlin.
- A scarab in the Petrie Museum in London.