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Shoshenq I

The first pharaoh of the Twenty-Second Dynasty
Prenomen: Hedjkheperra setepenra
Also known as: Sheshonq I · Sheshonk I
Accession 943 BC
End of reign 922 BC
Duration 21 years

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

kA nxt mry ra sxa.f m nsw r smA tAwy
Ka nakht mery Ra, sekhaef em nesu er sema tawy
kꜢ nḫt mry rꜤ sḫꜤ.f m nsw r smꜢ tꜢwy
"Strong bull, beloved of Ra, whom the latter caused to appear as king in order to unite the Two Lands"
Caminos, Gebel Es-Silsilah No. 100, JEA 38 (1952): pl. 11
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:H1
kA nxt mry ra sxa.f m nsw r smA tAwy
Ka nakht mery Ra, sekhaef em nesu er sema tawy
kꜢ nḫt mry rꜤ sḫꜤ.f m nsw r smꜢ tꜢwy
"Strong bull, beloved of Ra, whom the latter caused to appear as king in order to unite the Two Lands"
Bubastis dedication inscription of Shoshenq I, north face architrave
Epigraphic Survey, The Bubastite portal, OIP 74 (1954): pl. 12
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:H2
xa m sxmty mi Hr sA Ast sHtp nTrw m mAat
Kha em sekhemty mi hor sa Aset sehetep netjeru em Maat
ḫꜤ m sḫmty mi ḥr sꜢ Ꜣst sḥtp nṯrw m mꜢꜤt
"Who has appeared in the Double Crown like Horus, the son of Isis, and pacified the gods with Maat"
Caminos, Gebel Es-Silsilah No. 100, JEA 38 (1952): pl. 12
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:N1
xa m sxmty mi Hr sA Ast sHtp nTrw m mAat
Kha em sekhemty mi hor sa Aset sehetep netjeru em Maat
ḫꜤ m sḫmty mi ḥr sꜢ Ꜣst sḥtp nṯrw m mꜢꜤt
"Who has appeared in the Double Crown like Horus, the son of Isis, and pacified the gods with Maat"
Bubastis dedication inscription of Shoshenq I, north face architrave
Epigraphic Survey, The Bubastite portal, OIP 74 (1954): pl. 12
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:N2
sxm-pHty Hwi pDwt 9 wr-nxtw m tAw nbw
Sekhem pehty, hui pedjut 9, wer nakhtu em tau nebu
sḫm-pḥty ḥwi pḏwt 9 wr-nḫtw m tꜢw nbw
"Powerful of might, who has struck down the Nine Bows, great of victories in all lands"
Caminos, Gebel Es-Silsilah No. 100, JEA 38 (1952): pl. 12
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:G1
sxm-pHty Hwi pDwt 9 wr-nxtw m tAw nbw
Sekhem pehty, hui pedjut 9, wer nakhtu em tau nebu
sḫm-pḥty ḥwi pḏwt 9 wr-nḫtw m tꜢw nbw
"Powerful of might, who has struck down the Nine Bows, great of victories in all lands"
Bubastis dedication inscription of Shoshenq I, north face architrave
Epigraphic Survey, The Bubastite portal, OIP 74 (1954): pl. 12
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:G2
HD xpr ra stp n ra
Hedj kheper Ra setep en Ra
ḥḏ ḫpr rꜤ stp n rꜤ
"The bright one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Ra"
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Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:T1
HD xpr ra stp n imn
Hedj kheper Ra setep en Amun
ḥḏ ḫpr rꜤ stp n imn
"The bright one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Amun"
Statuette (Cairo Museum, CG 42213, JE 36675)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:T2
HD xpr ra stp n imn
Hedj kheper Ra setep en Amun
ḥḏ ḫpr rꜤ stp n imn
"The bright one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Amun"
Seated Isis statuette, (Cairo Museum, CG 38901, JE 32209)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:T3
HD xpr ra stp n ptH
Hedj kheper Ra setep en Ptah
ḥḏ ḫpr rꜤ stp n ptḥ
"The bright one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Ptah"
Daressy, Notes et remarques, REC 22 (1900): 143 (CLXXVII)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:T4
SSnq mry imn
Shesheneq mery Amun
ššnḳ mry imn
"Shoshenq, beloved of Amun"
Statuette (Cairo Museum, CG 42213, JE 36675)
Daressy, Statues de divinités (1906), 225
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:E1
SSnq mry imn
Shesheneq mery Amun
ššnḳ mry imn
"Shoshenq, beloved of Amun"
Caminos, Gebel Es-Silsilah No. 100, JEA 38 (1952): pl. 11 (3)
SSnq mry imn
Shesheneq mery Amun
ššnḳ mry imn
"Shoshenq, beloved of Amun"
Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, pl. 29
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:E2
SSnq
Shesheneq
ššnḳ
"Shoshenq"
Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 11, 257
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:E3
SSnq
Shesheneq
ššnḳ
"Shoshenq"
Posener, Malinine, Vercoutter, Catalogue des stèles de Sérapéum de Memphis (1968), No. 31
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:E4
SSnq sA Ast mry imn
Shesheneq, the son of Isis, beloved of Amun
ššnḳ sꜢ Ꜣst mry imn
"Shoshenq, <i>the son of Isis, beloved of Amun</i>"
Beckerath, The Nile Level Records at Karnak and their Importance, JARCE 5: 49
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:184-185, 1:E5

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  xxii, 1 Σεσονχωσις Sesonchosis 21 years
Eusebius  xxii, 1 Σεσονχωσις Sesonchosis 21 years
Jerome Sesonchosis 21 years
The Bible  1 Kings 11:40 שִׁישַׁק Shishak –

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