Nimlot C
Nimlot C | |
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High Priest of Amun in Thebes | |
Predecessor | ? |
Successor | Takelot F |
Dynasty | 22nd Dynasty |
Pharaoh | Osorkon II |
Father | Osorkon II |
Mother | Djedmutesankh |
Wife | Tentsepeh C |
Children | Takelot II, Karomama II, Djedptahefankh, Shepensopdet B |
Nimlot C was a
Biography
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Nimlot[1] in hieroglyphs | ||||
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Era: 3rd Intermediate Period (1069–664 BC) | ||||
From the stela of Pasenhor it is known that Nimlot C was a son of pharaoh Osorkon II and his queen Djedmutesankh (her name is also found written "Mut-udj-ankhes").[2]
Even before becoming High Priest of
There is no record about his mandate, hence it possibly was quite brief.[6] He died before the end of his father's reign since his son Takelot F (the future king Takelot II) succeeded him in office as High Priest of Amun towards the end of Osorkon II's reign.[7] This is established from the reliefs of Temple J at Karnak which depicts the High Priest Takelot F as the dedicant at a religious ceremony and mentions the ruling king of Egypt as pharaoh Osorkon II.[8] Temple J has been dated to the final years of Osorkon II's reign.
Family
His family relationships are attested on several monuments. He was married to Tentsepeh C, and was the father of several children:[9]
- Takelot F, his successor as High Priest of Amun and later pharaoh Takelot II;
- Karomama II, later Great Royal Wife of her brother Takelot II;
- Djedptahefankh (also written Ptahudjankhef), his successor as governor of Herakleopolis;
- Shepensopdet B, another daughter.[10]
References
- ^ Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford, Blackwell Books, 1992, appendix.
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., § 85.
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., § 86.
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., § 157.
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., § 300.
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., § 162.
- ^ David Aston, "Takelot II, A King of the 'Theban Twenty-Third Dynasty?'", JEA 75 (1989), p.147
- Donald Redfordin Orientalia 55 (1986), p.14 n.89
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., §§ 70, 85, 86, t10.
- ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.222
Bibliography
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