Hornakht
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Prince Hornakht (or Harnakht) was the son of pharaoh Osorkon II of the 22nd Dynasty. He was appointed by Osorkon II to the office of chief priest of Amun at Tanis to strengthen this king's authority in Lower Egypt. However, this was primarily a political move on Osorkon II's part since Hornakht died before the age of 10.
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- Egyptian dignitary.Name
- Hornakht
- Egyptian dignitary.Style
- Prince
- Egyptian dignitary.Image
- Sarcophagus Lid of Hornakht 2a.jpg
- Egyptian dignitary.Caption
- The sarcophagus lid of Hornakht
- Egyptian dignitary.Dynasty
- 22nd Dynasty
- Egyptian dignitary.Pharaoh
- Osorkon II
- Egyptian dignitary.Father
- Osorkon II
- Egyptian dignitary.Mother
- Karomama I
- Egyptian dignitary.Burial
- Tanis, NRT I
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- Sarcophagus Lid of Hornakht 2a.jpg
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- Hornakht
- date of death
- 0801-01-01
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Prince Hornakht (or Harnakht) was the son of pharaoh Osorkon II of the 22nd Dynasty. He was appointed by Osorkon II to the office of chief priest of Amun at Tanis to strengthen this king's authority in Lower Egypt. However, this was primarily a political move on Osorkon II's part since Hornakht died before the age of 10.
When Hornakht died at this young age, Osorkon II made provisions to ensure that his son would be buried in this king's own tomb at Tanis. While tomb robbers managed to penetrate the burial of Hornakht in antiquity, his sarcophagus still preserved parts of the tomb treasures which were once placed upon the prince's mummy since a large granite block placed over Hornakht's burial prevented them from lifting its lid completely. Secondly, most of the grave robbers attention were focused upon the sarcophagus of Osorkon II which would have featured this king's vastly more splendid treasures.
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