Smendes

Hedjkheperre Setepenre Smendes was the founder of the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt and succeeded to the throne after burying Ramesses XI in Lower Egypt – territory which he controlled.

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Key facts

Pharaoh.name: Smendes
Pharaoh.alt_name: Nesbanebdjed, Nesibanebdjedet
Pharaoh.image: Canopic Smendes Met.jpg
Pharaoh.caption: Canopic jar of Smendes, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Pharaoh.prenomen: Hedjkheperre SetepenreḤḏ-ḫpr-Rˁ-stp.n-RˁRadiant manifestation of Ra, the chosen one of Ra M23:t-L2:t-
Pharaoh.nomen: Nesbanebdjed Meriamun Mrj-Jmn nsw-b3-nb-ḏdtHe of the Ba ram, lord of Mendes, beloved of Amun
Pharaoh.nomen_hiero: i-mn:n:U7-F20:z-E10:nb-R11-R11-t:O49
Pharaoh.golden: [...]khesefdenden(...) Ḫsf-dndn[...] wards off the wrath
Pharaoh.nebty: Sekhempehti Hureqiufbehatuf Hepetem[...]Sḫm-pḥtj-ḥwj-rqw=f-bh3.tw=f-ḥtp-m (...)Mighty of power, he who beats his opponents, they flee before him, [he] encircles ...
Pharaoh.horus: Kanakht Meryre SuseramunkhepesheferseqaimaatK3-nḫt-mrj-Rˁ-swsr-Jmn-ḫpš=f-r-sq3j-m3ˁtStrong bull, beloved of Ra, Amun empowers his strike to reinforce the Maat
Pharaoh.horus_hiero: E2:D40-N5:Z1-mr-s-wsr-s-r:D40-i-mn:n-F23:f:r-s-X7-A28-U5:D36-t:H8
Pharaoh.golden_hiero: -HASH-U35-d:n:d:n-F7:D40-
Pharaoh.nebty_hiero: S42-F9:F9-V28-A24-r:X7-i-i-A14-Z2:f-D58-O4-G1-D54:t-G43:f-V28-p:t-D32-m-HASH
Pharaoh.reign: 26 regnal years (Manetho)c. 1077/1076–1052 BC
Pharaoh.predecessor: Ramesses XI
Pharaoh.successor: Amenemnisu
Pharaoh.spouse: Tentamun B
Pharaoh.children: Amenemnisu ?

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Family
Parentage and Siblings
Marriages and Children
Name
Early career
Report of Wenamun
Reign
Lower Egypt
Administrative Center of Zaon (Tanis)
Upper Egypt
Reign length
Succession
Burial
Funerary Goods
References
Further reading
External links

Hedjkheperre Setepenre Smendes was the founder of the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt and succeeded to the throne after burying Ramesses XI in Lower Egypt – territory which he controlled.

According to the Story of Wenamun from , Smendes was a governor of Lower Egypt during the Era of the Renaissance under the reign of Ramesses XI, however, Egyptologists have questioned the historical accuracy of this story.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Smendes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.