| Pinedjem II | |
|---|---|
| High Priest of Amun | |
 Pinedjem II asTheban High Priest of Amun. From hisBook of the Dead in theBritish Museum known as the Campbell Papyrus[1] | |
| Tenure | 990–976 BC |
| Predecessor | Smendes II |
| Successor | Psusennes III |
| Burial | DB320 |
| Spouse | |
| Father | Menkheperre |
| Mother | Isetemkheb III (C) |
| Children |
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Pinedjem II was aHigh Priest of Amun at Thebes inAncient Egypt from 990 BC to 969 BC and was thede facto ruler of the south of the country.
He was married to his full sisterIsetemkheb D (both children ofMenkheperre, theHigh Priest of Amun at Thebes, by Isetemkheb III, hence both nephew, niece and grandchildren ofPsusennes I and also to his nieceNesikhons, the daughter of his brotherSmendes II.[2] He succeeded Smendes II, who had a short rule.
His children byIsetemkheb D were:
By Neskhons he had four children: two sons, Tjanefer and Masaharta, and two daughters, Itawy andNesitanebetashru.[3]
When Pinedjem II died, his mummy, along with those of his wives and at least one daughter, Nesitanebetashru, were interred in the tombDB320 atDeir el-Bahri, above theMortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. Subsequently, the mummies of other previousTheban-based rulers, including the much earlierNew Kingdom pharaohsAhmose I,Amenhotep I,Thutmose II,Thutmose III,Ramesses I,Seti I,Ramesses II, andRamesses IX were gathered together and also laid in this tomb, which was revealed in 1881. This was done to prevent their remains from being robbed as their graves have been looted by many ancient tomb raiders.
Pinedjem II was a contemporary of the Egyptian kingSiamun with Pinedjem II controlling Upper Egypt and Siamun ruling over Lower Egypt. Egypt would only be reunified 30 to 40 years later underShoshenq I.
