Nimlot C was a
High Priest of Amun at Thebes during the reign of
pharaoh Osorkon II of the
22nd Dynasty
The Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt is also known as the Bubastite Dynasty, since the pharaohs originally ruled from the city of Bubastis. It was founded by Shoshenq I.
The Twenty-first, Twenty-second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, and Twenty-f ...
.
Biography
From the
stela of Pasenhor
The Stela of Pasenhor, also known as Stela of HarpesonBreasted, op. cit., § 785-786. in older literature, is an ancient Egyptian limestone stela dating back to the Year 37 of pharaoh Shoshenq V of the 22nd Dynasty (c.730 BCE). It was found in the ...
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").
Even before becoming High Priest of
Amun
Amun (; also ''Amon'', ''Ammon'', ''Amen''; egy, jmn, reconstructed as (Old Egyptian and early Middle Egyptian) → (later Middle Egyptian) → (Late Egyptian), cop, Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ, Amoun) romanized: ʾmn) was a major ancient Egyptian ...
he already held various positions such as Count, Governor of
Upper Egypt, General and army leader, High Priest of
Heryshaf, Chief of
Pi-Sekhemkheperre
Pi-Sekhemkheperre or Per-Sekhemkheperre, was an ancient Egyptian stronghold. Its name means ''"The estate of Sekhemkheperre"'', a reference to Sekhemkheperre Osorkon I, the pharaoh of the early 22nd Dynasty who founded the fortress during his r ...
and of
Herakleopolis, as shown on the
Cairo Museum stele JdE 45327 dating to Year 16 of Osorkon II. After this date he received the office of High Priest of Amun in
Thebes, leaving the government of Herakleopolis to one of his sons.
There is no record about his mandate, hence it possibly was quite brief. 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. 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. Temple J has been dated to the final years of Osorkon II's reign.
Family
His family relationships are attested on several monuments. He was married to Tentsepeh C, and was the father of several children:
*Takelot F, his successor as High Priest of Amun and later pharaoh Takelot II;
*
Karomama II
Karomama II (full name Karomama Meritmut; also known as Karomama D, Merytmut II) was an ancient Egyptian queen, Great Royal Wife of pharaoh Takelot II of the 23rd Dynasty of Egypt.
Family
Karomama brought various titles such as ''King's Wife, ...
, later
Great Royal Wife
Great Royal Wife, or alternatively, Chief King's Wife ( Ancient Egyptian: ''ḥmt nswt wrt'', cop, Ⲟⲩⲏⲣ Ⲟⲩⲣϣ), is the title that was used to refer to the principal wife of the pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, who served many official ...
of her brother Takelot II;
*Djedptahefankh (also written Ptahudjankhef), his successor as governor of Herakleopolis;
*Shepensopdet B, another daughter.
[Dodson, Aidan, Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson (2004). , p.222]
References
Bibliography
*
Kenneth Kitchen, ''The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC)'', 1996, Aris & Phillips Limited, Warminster,
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Theban High Priests of Amun
People of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
Berber people
9th-century BC clergy