Shoshenq I

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ḥḏ ḫpr rꜤ stp n rꜤ — ššnḳ mry imn

Believed to be the biblical Shishak who sacked Jerusalem. Reunified Egypt briefly.

Reign: 943 BC–922 BC
Dynasty: Twenty-second Dynasty
Period: Third Intermediatec. 1070 BC – 664 BC
Also known as: Sheshonq ISheshonk I

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Royal Names in Hieroglyphs

5 of 5 documented

Horus Name

kꜢ nḫt mry rꜤ sḫꜤ.f m nsw r smꜢ tꜢwy“Strong bull, beloved of Ra, whom the latter caused to appear as king in order to unite the Two Lands”

2 sources

Caminos, Gebel Es-Silsilah No. 100, JEA 38 (1952): pl. 11
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 1:H1

Prenomen (Throne Name)

ḥḏ ḫpr rꜤ stp n rꜤ"The bright one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Ra"

2 sources

Passim
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 1:T1

3 variants

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant A

ḥḏ ḫpr rꜤ stp n imn

The bright one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Amun

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant B

ḥḏ ḫpr rꜤ stp n imn

The bright one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Amun

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant C

ḥḏ ḫpr rꜤ stp n ptḥ

The bright one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Ptah

Nomen (Birth Name)

ššnḳ mry imn"Shoshenq, beloved of Amun"

3 sources

Statuette (Cairo Museum, CG 42213, JE 36675)
Daressy, Statues de divinités (1906), 225
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 1:E1

3 variants

Nomen (Birth Name) variant A

ššnḳ

Shoshenq

Nomen (Birth Name) variant B

ššnḳ

Shoshenq

Nomen (Birth Name) variant C

ššnḳ sꜢ Ꜣst mry imn

Shoshenq, the son of Isis, beloved of Amun

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name

ḫꜤ m sḫmty mi ḥr sꜢ Ꜣst sḥtp nṯrw m mꜢꜤt"Who has appeared in the Double Crown like Horus, the son of Isis, and pacified the gods with Maat"

2 sources

Caminos, Gebel Es-Silsilah No. 100, JEA 38 (1952): pl. 12
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 1:N1

Golden Horus Name

sḫm-pḥty ḥwi pḏwt 9 wr-nḫtw m tꜢw nbw"Powerful of might, who has struck down the Nine Bows, great of victories in all lands"

2 sources

Caminos, Gebel Es-Silsilah No. 100, JEA 38 (1952): pl. 12
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 1:G1

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