Nimlot C
| Nimlot C | |
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| High Priest of Amun in Thebes | |
 Osorkon B, grandson of Nimlot C, at Karnak; Nimlot is mentioned in the inscription above him | |
| Predecessor | ? |
| Successor | Takelot F |
| Dynasty | 22nd Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Osorkon II |
| Father | Osorkon II |
| Mother | Djedmutesankh |
| Wife | Tentsepeh C |
| Children | Takelot II, Karomama II, Djedptahefankh, Shepensopdet B |
Nimlot C was a High Priest of Amun at Thebes during the reign of pharaoh Osorkon II of the 22nd Dynasty.
Biography
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| Nimlot[1] in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: 3rd Intermediate Period (1069–664 BC) | ||||
From the stela of Pasenhor it is known that Nimlot C was a son of pharaoh Osorkon II and his queen Djedmutesankh (her name is also found written "Mut-udj-ankhes").[2]
Even before becoming High Priest of Amun he already held various positions such as Count, Governor of Upper Egypt, General and army leader, High Priest of Heryshaf, Chief of Pi-Sekhemkheperre and of Herakleopolis, as shown on the Cairo Museum stele JdE 45327 dating to Year 16 of Osorkon II.[3] After this date he received the office of High Priest of Amun in Thebes,[4] leaving the government of Herakleopolis to one of his sons.[5]
There is no record about his mandate, hence it possibly was quite brief.[6] He died before the end of his father's reign since his son Takelot F (the future king Takelot II) succeeded him in office as High Priest of Amun towards the end of Osorkon II's reign.[7] This is established from the reliefs of Temple J at Karnak which depicts the High Priest Takelot F as the dedicant at a religious ceremony and mentions the ruling king of Egypt as pharaoh Osorkon II.[8] Temple J has been dated to the final years of Osorkon II's reign.
Family
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His family relationships are attested on several monuments. He was married to Tentsepeh C, and was the father of several children:[9]
- Takelot F, his successor as High Priest of Amun and later pharaoh Takelot II;
- Karomama II, later Great Royal Wife of her brother Takelot II;
- Djedptahefankh (also written Ptahudjankhef), his successor as governor of Herakleopolis;
- Shepensopdet B, another daughter.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford, Blackwell Books, 1992, appendix.
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., § 85.
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., § 86.
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., § 157.
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., § 300.
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., § 162.
- ^ David Aston, "Takelot II, A King of the 'Theban Twenty-Third Dynasty?'", JEA 75 (1989), p.147
- ^ Donald Redford in Orientalia 55 (1986), p.14 n.89
- ^ Kitchen, op. cit., §§ 70, 85, 86, t10.
- ^ Dodson, Aidan, Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson (2004). ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.222
Bibliography
[edit]- Kenneth Kitchen, The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC), 1996, Aris & Phillips Limited, Warminster, ISBN 0-85668-298-5