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Osorkon I
- Reign
- c. 925–890 BC
- Throne name
- Sekhem-kheper-Re
- Dynasty
- 22nd Dynasty
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period, c. 1070–664 BC
- Capital at the time
- Tanis, Bubastis, Sais; Thebes under the High Priests; Napata in Kush
Osorkon I is listed in the king list under ‘22nd Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070–664 BC). Reign: c. 925–890 BC. The throne name is Sekhem-kheper-Re.
What is known about Osorkon I
Rich donations to the Egyptian temples and trade relations with Syria are attested for him.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- c. 925 BCShoshenq I leads a campaign into Palestine and immortalises it on the Bubastite Portal at Karnak.
Other events of the period
- c. 1070 BCDivision of the country: the kings reside at Tanis, while the High Priests of Amun rule in Thebes.
- c. 1000 BCRoyal tombs of Tanis with the silver coffin of Psusennes I, discovered almost untouched by Pierre Montet in 1939/40.
More about this period: Third Intermediate Period
22nd Dynasty: all rulers
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