Osorkon III.

Osorkon III. was a pharaoh (king) in Ancient Egypt the 23rd Dynasty ( third interval ). His reign is to be set from about 799-771 BC. Osorkon III. is identical with the Prince Osorkon as High Priest of Amun after DA Aston and Jürgen von Beckerath.

Titulary

  • Nebti - name: favorite of the two countries,
  • Throne name: Rich in Maat, a Re, Chosen of Amun

Family

  • Father: Takelot II
  • Mother: Ka ( ra) mama ( Merimut III. )
  • Women: Karatjat, Tentsai
  • Children: Rudjamun II, III Takelot. (of a wife Tentsai ) and the God's Wife of Amun Schepenupet I. (of his chief consort Karatjat )

Osorkon as Prince

Osorkon, son of Takelot II and intermittently High Priest of Amun at Thebes, was in his father's 21 Achet IV eleventh year of reign (early July ) as the High Priest. This followed the successful military conquest of Thebes. His appointment as High Priest caused simmering conflicts with the High Priest Harsiese II, which eventually led to a civil war.

In his father's Takelot II also government eleventh year, the celebration of Amun -Re - feast is occupied on 11 Schemu I in Thebes. In the 25th and 29th year of Sheshonk III. Osorkon came back as High Priest with military forays to Thebes, but he always managed to keep only briefly. After ten years of absence, Osorkon came as High Priest in the 39th year of the reign of Sheshonk III. military back to Thebes and little later ascended the throne.

Osorkon as Pharaoh

The years 28 and 29 are the highest attested regnal years. You find yourself on Nilstandsmarken from Karnak. During the last five years of the reign was his son Takelot III. Co-regent. He reigned simultaneously with Sheshonk III. from the 22nd Dynasty. In the delta, smaller areas of Harnacht of Mendes (the supremacy of Osorkon III. Formally recognized is ) dominated Osorkon of Sais and Niumateped. Its capital is probably Leontopolis (Tell Moqdam ). In the delta Osorkon III. witnessed by the funeral of his mother in Leontopolis itself as well as a bronze plaque from Memphis. Two donation stelae of Osorkon III. from Middle Egypt ( Hermopolis or Tihna / Achoris ) have recently become known.

Can Osorkon by the regent Pasenhor and Hemptah in Herakleopolis his son Takelot III. use ( the Good Osorkon I. ) as High Priest of the Heri chief, governor of the South, General and Head of Per- Sechecheperre. And in his 24th year of reign finally in Thebes as High Priest of Amun and co-regent. In accordance with this de facto sovereignty over Egypt south of Memphis is here after Osorkon III. dated. In Thebes Osorkon III build. and Takelot III. ( also get goalposts a chapel ) at the Temple of Osiris - Ruler - of - Eternity in the east of the temple of Karnak.

According to an inscription in the temple of Karnak happens in driiten year of reign of Osorkon III. an exceptionally high Nile flood, in which the "land to the sea, the temple swamps " are.

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