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Siamun

The sixth pharaoh of the Twenty-First Dynasty
Prenomen: Netjerikheperra
Accession 986 BC
End of reign 967 BC
Duration 19 years
Highest attested year 17 years
Despite reigning for almost two decades, very little is known about his origins or even his reign.

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

kA-nxt mrj-mAat sA mrj n jmn pr m xaw.f
Ka nakht mery Maat, sa mery en Amun, per em hau.ef
kꜢ-nḫt mrꞽ-mꜢꜤt sꜢ mrꞽ n ꞽmn pr m ḫꜤw.f
"The strong bull, beloved of Maat, the beloved son of Amun, who issued from his limbs"
Petrie, Tanis, II, plate VIII (146)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:180-181, 6:H1
kA-nxt mrj-mAat
Ka nakht mery Maat
kꜢ-nḫt mrꞽ-mꜢꜤt
"The strong bull, beloved of Maat"
Petrie, The palace of Apries (Memphis II), plate 24
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:180-181, 6:H2
nTrj-xpr-ra stp.n-jmn
Netjeri kheper Ra, setep en Amun
nṯrꞽ-ḫpr-rꜤ stp.n-ꞽmn
"The divine one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Amun"
Petrie, The palace of Apries (Memphis II), plate 24
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:180-181, 6:T1
nTrj-xpr-ra mrj-jmn
Netjeri kheper Ra, mery Amun
nṯrꞽ-ḫpr-rꜤ mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"The divine one is a manifestation of Ra, beloved of Amun"
Munier, Un achat de terrains au temps du roi Si-amon, RecChamp (1923): 361–6
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:180-181, 6:T2
zA-jmn
Siamun
zꜢ-ꞽmn
"Son of Amun"
Kruchten, Les annales des pretres de Karnak, OLA 32 (1989): pl. 2 (3b)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:180-181, 6:E2
zA-jmn mrj-jmn
Siamun mery Amun
zꜢ-ꞽmn mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Son of Amun, beloved of Amun"
Petrie, The palace of Apries (Memphis II), plate 24
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:180-181, 6:E1

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  xxi, 6 Ψιναχης Psinaches 9 years
Eusebius  xxi, 6 Ψιναχης Psinaches 9 years
Jerome Pinaches 9 years

References