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Dynasty XXI - 1070-946

(a) Kings in Tanis:

Smendes	(Nisubanebdjed)	1070	1044
Neferkare Amenemnisu		1044	1040
Psusennes I		1040	992
Amenemope		994	985
Aakheperre Osochor		985	979
Siamon		979	960
Psusennes II	(see also below)	960	946

(b) Rulers in Thebes (HP = High Priest of Amun; K = King):

Pinodjem I		HP	1070	1055
		K	1055	1032
Masahart		HP	1055	1047
Djedkhonsefankh		HP	1047	1046
Menkheperre		HP	1046	993
Smendes I		HP	993	991
Pinodjem II		HP	991	970
Psusennes	(later he is a king	HP	970	946
	in Tanis = Psusennes II)	K	960	946

Ramesses XI
Smedes
(Hedjkheperresetepenre)(Nesbaneb-Djedet)
1070-1044 B.C.
Smedes was an official during the reign of Ramesses XI of the 20th Dynasty. Smedes began his rule in Tanis. There he was the high priest of Amon and the viceroy of Lower Egypt.

Hrihor was also a high priest of Amon and the viceroy of Upper Egypt. Together these two kept Ramesses XI in seclusion on his estates. Upon the death of Ramesses, Smedes and Hrihor divided Egypt among them, and this was the beginning of the Twenty-first Dynasty.

As a native of Djede, Smedes could have no personal right to the throne. The only record of Smedes’ reign is a damaged inscription on a pillar in a quarry at Gebelen.

Amenemnisu
(Nephercheres)(Neferkarehikwast)
1040 B.C.
Amenemnisu was the second ruler of the Twenty-first Dynasty. He is thought to have ruled for 4 years possibly as the co-regent with Psusennes I.

Psusennes I
(Akheperre-setepanamun Psibkhaemne)
1040-992 B.C.
Psusennes I was the third king of the Twenty-first Dynasty and is probably the best known of all this dynasty’s kings. This is because of the discovery of his intact tomb during the excavation of Tanis. His mummy was found in the tomb and was that of an old man.

Also is the tomb was a second burial chamber was for his sister and wife, Queen Mutnodjme. At some time later, her mummy and funerary objects were removed. King Amunemope’s mummy and funerary objects were placed there after he was moved from another tomb that was not too far away.

There were also several other mummies found in this tomb as well. These mummies were thought to have been placed here to be protected from the destruction of the other tombs around.

Amenope
(Amunemope)(Amenophthis)(Usermare-setepenamun)
993-984 B.C.
Amenope was the fourth king of the Twenty-first Dynasty. It is possible that he wrote one of the most famous Egyptian books of wisdom, known as the Instruction of Amenope. In this book, advice is offered to his son on integrity, honesty, self-control and kindness. He teaches that it is reliance on god that this tranquillity and the freedom from overanxiety can be attained.

Siamun
(Amunemope)(Amenophthis)(Usermare-setepenamun)
978-959 B.C.
Siamun is listed as the sixth king of the Twenty-first Dynasty. Very little is known about his reign except that he is the one who sealed up the great Der el-Bahri cache. He is believed to have reigned for seventeen years.

Psusennes II
(Titkheperure-setepenamun)(Psibkhaemne)
959-945 B.C.
Psusennes II was the seventh and final king of the Twenty-first Dynasty. He is believed to have ruled for 14 years. There are inscriptions on monuments which are the only information showing his reign.