Takelot III

Takelot III
Relief of Takelot III from Karnak temple
Pharaoh
Reign	774 B.C. -759 B.C.
Predecessor	Osorkon III
Successor	Rudamun
Royal titulary Horus name Hor Wadjtawy Ḥr-wȝḏ-tȝwj Horus, flourishing of the two lands Nebty name Wadjtawy Wȝḏ-tȝwj Flourishing of the two lands Golden Horus Wadjtawy Wȝḏ-tȝwj Flourishing of the two lands Prenomen  (Praenomen) Usermaatre Setepenamun Wsr-Mȝˁt-Rˁ-stp-n-Jmn Powerful is the Maat of Ra, the chosen one of Amun Shorter form: Usermaatre Wsr-Mȝˁt-Rˁ Powerful is the Maat of Ra Nomen Takelot Meriamun Siese Tklt-sȝ-ȝst-mrj-Jmn Takelot, beloved of Amun, son of Isis Hieroglyphic variant:
Consorts	Irtiubast, Kakat, Betjet
Father	Osorkon III
Mother	Tentsai
Dynasty	23rd Dynasty

Usermaatre Setepenamun Takelot III Si-Ese (reigned 774–759 BC) was Osorkon III's eldest son and successor. Takelot III ruled the first five years of his reign in a coregency with his father, according to the evidence from Nile Quay Text No.13 (which equates Year 28 of Osorkon III to Year 5 of Takelot III), and succeeded his father as king the following year. He served previously as the High Priest of Amun at Thebes. He was previously thought to have ruled Egypt for only 7 years until his 13th Year was found on a stela from Ahmeida in the Dakhla Oasis in 2005.^[1]