Psusennes I c. 1039–991 BC
A king of the 21st Dynasty who ruled the north from Tanis in the Delta. His tomb there was found untouched in 1940, with a silver coffin and a gold mask now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Throne name: Aakheperre Setepenamun
ꜥꜣ-ḫpr-Rꜥ stp-n-Jmn: “Great is the form of Ra, chosen of Amun”
Sign by sign
- Sun N5rꜥ The sun, the sun god Ra; day.
- Wooden column O29ꜥꜣ Great.
- Scarab beetle L1ḫpr To become, to come into being.
- Adze U21stp To choose (as in 'chosen of Ra').
- Ripple of water N35n The sound n; also means 'of, to'.
- Flowering reed M17i The sound i.
- Game board Y5mn To remain, to endure (as in Amun).
- Ripple of water N35n The sound n; also means 'of, to'.
Birth name: Pasebakhaenniut
pꜣ-sbꜣ-ḫꜥ-n-njwt: “The star that appears in the city”
Sign by sign
- Flying pintail G40pꜣ To fly; 'the'.
- Star N14sbꜣ Star; to teach.
- Sun rising over a hill N28ḫꜥ To appear in glory, to rise (of the sun and of kings).
- Ripple of water N35n The sound n; also means 'of, to'.
- Village O49nwt Town, city.
Names of gods (Ra, Amun, Ptah) are written first out of respect, even when they are read later. Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).