Penreshnes
| Penreshnes | |
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| Queen consort of Egypt | |
| Spouse | Pharaoh Shoshenq I |
| Issue | Nimlot B |
| Dynasty | 22nd Dynasty of Egypt |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
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| Penreshnes[1]: 174 in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: 3rd Intermediate Period (1069–664 BC) | ||||
Penreshnes or Penreshnas was an ancient Egyptian secondary queen consort of pharaoh Shoshenq I, the founder of the 22nd Dynasty.[1]: 181 [2]: 299
A daughter of an unnamed Libyan chief, her name perhaps means “our joy (pertains) to her”.[3]: 296 [4]: 215 Penreshnes borne prince Nimlot B who was later appointed Commander of all the infantry at Herakleopolis Magna by his father.[3]: 256–7
Penreshnes is known from a number of documents, particularly by a statue of his son of unknown provenience now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna (ÄS 5791)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt: From Early Dynastic times to the death of Cleopatra. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-05145-0.
- ^ Bunson, Margaret (2014). Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egypt. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-438-10997-8.
- ^ a b Kitchen, Kenneth (1996). The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC). Aris & Phillips Limited, Warminster. ISBN 0-85668-298-5.
- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2010). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-28857-3.
- ^ "Hockerstatue des Nimlot". www.khm.at (in German). Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5791. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
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