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Osorkon I

The second pharaoh of the Twenty-Second Dynasty
Prenomen: Sekhemkheperra
Accession 922 BC
End of reign 887 BC
Duration 35 years

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

kA-nxt mrj-ra rdj.n-s(w)-jtm-Hr-nst.f-r-grg-tAwj
Ka nakht mery Ra redjen su Itemu her nesetef er gereg tawy
kꜢ-nḫt mrꞽ-rꜤ rdꞽ.n-s(w)-ꞽtm-ḥr-nst.f-r-grg-tꜢwꞽ
"The strong bull beloved of Ra, whom"
Naville, Bubastis, plate XLI (D)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 2:H1
kA-nxt mrj-ra rdj.n-s(w)-jtm-Hr-nst.f-r-grg-tAwj
Ka nakht mery Ra redjen su Itemu her nesetef er gereg tawy
kꜢ-nḫt mrꞽ-rꜤ rdꞽ.n-s(w)-ꞽtm-ḥr-nst.f-r-grg-tꜢwꞽ
"The strong bull beloved of Ra, whom Atum put on his throne in order to establish the Two Lands"
Donation Stela, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 10.176.42
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 2:H2
saA-xprw wr-bjAwt
Saa kheperu wer biaut
sꜤꜢ-ḫprw wr-bꞽꜢwt
"The one who has magnified (his) manifestations is one great of marvels"
Donation Stela, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 10.176.42
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 2:N
nxt xpS dr-pDt-9
Nakht khepesh der pedjut 9
nḫt ḫpš dr-pḏt-9
"The strong-armed one who has repelled the Nine Bows, the sovereign who has seized all lands"
Donation Stela, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 10.176.42
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 2:G1
sxm-xpr-ra
Sekhem kheper Ra
sḫm-ḫpr-rꜤ
"The powerful one is a manifestation of Ra"
A catalogue of the Egyptian antiquities in the possession of F.G. Hilton Price, no. 1740
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 2:T2
sxm-xpr-ra stp.n-ra
Sekhem kheper Ra, setep en Ra
sḫm-ḫpr-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ
"The powerful one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Ra"
Naville, Bubastis, plate XLI (D)
Epigraphic Survey, The Bubastite portal, (OIP 74), plate 14
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 2:T1
wsrkn mrj-jmn
Userken mery Amun
wsrkn mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Osorkon, beloved of Amun"
Epigraphic Survey, The Bubastite portal, (OIP 74), plate 14
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 2:E1
wsr-kn mrj-jmn
Userken mery Amun
wsr-kn mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Osorkon, beloved of Amun"
Naville, Bubastis, plate XLI (D)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 2:E2
wsrkn
Userken
wsrkn
"Osorkon"
Posener, Malinine, Vercoutter, Catalogue des steles du Serapeum de Memphis, no. 31
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 2:E3

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  xxii, 2 Oσορθων Osorthon 15 years
Eusebius  xxii, 2 Oσορθων Osorthon 15 years
Jerome Osorthon 15 years

References