Ancient Egyptian pharaoh
| Tutkheperre Shoshenq |
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| Reign | circa 880s BC |
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| Predecessor | Unknown |
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| Successor | Unknown |
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| Dynasty | 22nd Dynasty |
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Tutkheperre Shoshenq or Shoshenq IIb[2] is an obscure Third Intermediate Period ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose existence was, until recently, doubted. In 2004, a GM 203 German article by Eva R. Lange on a newly discovered stone block decoration from the Temple of Bubastis that bore his rare royal prenomen, Tutkheperre, confirmed his existence because his name is found in Lower and Upper Egypt.[3] Tutkheperre's prenomen translates approximately as "Appearance (or Coming Forth) of the Image of Re."
- ^ Based on the style of 22nd dynasty royal names, the missing part is likely to be "setep-en-Amun". Lange, p. 69.
- ^ Kaper, O.E. (2008). "The Libyan Period in Egypt". Egyptian Archaeology. 32: 38–39.
At the October 2007 Egyptological Conference on the History and Chronology of the Libyan Period in Egypt at Leiden University, the conference members voted unanimously to designate him as Shoshenq IIb;
this does not, however, imply that his existence is recognized by all scholars at this time; there is agreement as to how to refer to him.
- ^ Lange, Eva R., Ein Neuer König Schoschenk in Bubastis, GM 203 (in German) (2004), pp. 65-71.
