Pharaoh.SEPHARAOH.SE

Psusennes I in hieroglyphs

third pharaoh of the Twenty-First Dynasty
Prenomen: Aakheperra
Accession1047 BC
End of reign1001 BC
Duration46 years
Psusennes is the ancient Greek transcription of his original name Pasibkhanu or Pasebakhaenniut. His tomb in Tanis was discovered completely intact in 1940, but the damp climate of Lower Egypt had destroyed almost everything but metal objects.

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

kA-nxt m-Awj-jmn wsr-fAw sxaj-m-wAst
Ka nakht em ded Amun, user fau, sekha em Waset
kꜢ-nḫt m-Ꜣwꞽ-ꞽmn wsr-fꜢw sḫꜤꞽ-m-wꜢst
"The strong bull through the gift of Amun, rich in splendor, who has been made to appear in Thebes"
Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, 96-97, fig. 38, pl. 55
Beckerath, Handbuch: 178-179, 3:H
wr-mnw-m-ipt-swt nb-pHtj-waf-tAwj-wAH-nsjt-mj-ra-m-pt
Wer menu em Ipet-sut, neb pehty, waf tawy, wah nesyt mi Ra em pet
wr-mnw-m-ꞽpt-swt nb-pḥtꞽ-wꜤf-tꜢwꞽ-wꜢḥ-nsꞽt-mꞽ-rꜤ-m-pt
"Great of monuments in Karnak, the possessor of might who has subdued the Two Lands, the one enduring of kingship like Ra in heaven"
Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, 135-136, fig. 51, pl. 107
Beckerath, Handbuch: 178-179, 3:N
smA-tAw dr-pDt jTj-sxm.f-m-tAw-nbw
Sema tau, der pedjut 9, itj em sekhemef em tau nebu
smꜢ-tꜢw dr-pḏt ꞽṯꞽ-sḫm.f-m-tꜢw-nbw
"Who has united lands, repelled the Nine Bows, and seized with his strong arm all lands"
Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, 96-97, fig. 38, pl. 55
Beckerath, Handbuch: 178-179, 3:G
aA-xpr-ra stp.n-jmn
Aa kheper Ra, setep en Amun
ꜤꜢ-ḫpr-rꜤ stp.n-ꞽmn
"The great one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Amun"
Mariette, Monuments divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie (1872), II, pl. 102c
Beckerath, Handbuch: 178-179, 3:T2
aA-xpr-ra stp.n-jmn
Aa kheper Ra, setep en Amun
ꜤꜢ-ḫpr-rꜤ stp.n-ꞽmn
"The great one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Amun"
Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, 96-97, fig. 38, pl. 55
Beckerath, Handbuch: 178-179, 3:T1
aA-xpr-ra mrj-jmn
Aa kheper Ra, mery Amun
ꜤꜢ-ḫpr-rꜤ mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"The great one is a manifestation of Ra, beloved of Amun"
Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, 170, fig. 63
Beckerath, Handbuch: 178-179, 3:T3
aA-xpr-ra stp.n-mAat
Aa kheper Ra, setep en Maat
ꜤꜢ-ḫpr-rꜤ stp.n-mꜢꜤt
"The great one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Maat"
Squatting statue (Cairo Museum CG 626)
Beckerath, Handbuch: 178-179, 3:T4
pA-sbA-xAj-n-njwt mrj-jmn
Pa seba kha en niut mery Amun
pꜢ-sbꜢ-ḫꜢꞽ-n-nꞽwt mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"The star who has appeared in Niut (Thebes), beloved of Amun"
Daressy, Contribution à l'étude de la XXIe dynastie égyptienne, Revue Archeologique 1896/01 (SER3,T28): 76
Beckerath, Handbuch: 178-179, 3:E1
pA-sbA-xaj-n-njwt
Pa seba kha en niut
pꜢ-sbꜢ-ḫꜤꞽ-n-nꞽwt
"The star who has appeared in Niut (Thebes)"
Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, 96-97, fig. 38, pl. 55
Beckerath, Handbuch: 178-179, 3:E2
Hm-nTr tpj-n-jmn pA-sbA-xaj-n-njwt
Hem netjer tepy en Amun, Pa seba kha en niut
ḥm-nṯr tpꞽ-n-ꞽmn pꜢ-sbꜢ-ḫꜤꞽ-n-nꞽwt
"High Priest of Amun, The star who has appeared in Niut (Thebes)"
Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, 170, fig. 63
Beckerath, Handbuch: 178-179, 3:E3

Sources of antiquity

AuthorGreekTranscriptionReign
Africanus xxi, 2ΨουσεννηςPsusennes46 years
Eusebius xxi, 2ΨουσεννηςPsusennes41 years
JeromePsusennes41 years

References