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Shoshenq II c. 887–885 BC

A short-lived 22nd Dynasty king, known above all from his burial: found in 1939 inside the tomb of Psusennes I at Tanis, in a silver coffin with a falcon's head.

Throne name: Heqakheperre

ḥqꜣ-ḫpr-Rꜥ: “The form of Ra is ruler”

Sign by sign

  1. Sun N5rꜥ The sun, the sun god Ra; day.
  2. Crook S38ḥqꜣ Ruler; to rule.
  3. Scarab beetle L1ḫpr To become, to come into being.
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Birth name: Shoshenq

ššnq

Sign by sign

  1. Pool N37š The sound š.
  2. Pool N37š The sound š.
  3. Ripple of water N35n The sound n; also means 'of, to'.
  4. Sandy hill N29q The sound q.
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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).