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Amenemnesut

The second pharaoh of the Twenty-First Dynasty
Prenomen: Neferkara
Also known as: Amenemnisu
Accession 1051 BC
End of reign 1047 BC
Duration 4 years
The origin of Amenemnesut is unclear, likely a son of Smendes I and older brother of Psusennes I. His reign was short, he was probably already old when he became Pharaoh.

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

nfr-kA-ra HqA-wAst
Nefer ka Ra, heqa Waset
nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ ḥḳꜢ-wꜢst
"The perfect one is the (very) ka of Ra, ruler of Thebes"
Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, pl. 73, fig. 43
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:178-179, 2:T
jmn-m-nswt
Amen em nesu
ꞽmn-m-nswt
"Amun is king"
Borchardt, Quellen und Forschungen zur Zeitbestimmung der Ägyptischen Geschichte, II, plate 2
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:178-179, 2:E2
jmn-m-nsw mrj-jmn
Amen em nesu, mery Amun
ꞽmn-m-nsw mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Amun is king, beloved of Amun"
Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, pl. 73, fig. 43
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:178-179, 2:E1

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  xxi, 3 Νεφελχερης Nephelcheres 4 years
Eusebius  xxi, 3 Νεφερχερης Nephercheres 4 years
Jerome Nephercheres 4 years

References