PINEDJEM I

'Pinedjem I' was the High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt from 1070 BC to 1032 BC and the ''de facto'' ruler of the south of the country from 1054 BC.
Inheriting a powerbase at Thebes from his father Piankh, Pinedjem strengthened his grip on large swaths of Egyptian territory at the expense of the feeble Twenty-first Dynasty based at Tanis. He married 'Henuttawy' the Royal Daughter of Ramesses XI, to cement his relations with the other powerful families of the period. Their son, Psusennes I, went on to become Pharaoh at Tanis, thus erasing at a stroke the gap between the two families. In practice, however, the 21st dynasty kings and the Theban high priests were probably never very far apart from each other.
Pinedjem I was succeeded in his priestly role by his two sons Masaherta and Menkheperre. His daughter, Maatkare, held the position of Divine Adoratrice of Amun.
Pinedjem's mummy was found in the cache at Deir el-Bahri.

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