Pami

Egyptian pharaoh PamiYear 2 Apis stela from Pami's reign found in Saqqara. LouvrePharaohReign785 – 778 BCPredecessorShoshenq IVSuccessorShoshenq VRoyal titulary Prenomen Usermaatre Setepenre (var. Setepenamun)Wsr-Mȝˁt-Rˁ stp.n-RˁPowerful is the Maat of Ra, chosen of Ra (Amun) Nomen Pami meryamunPȝ-my mrj-JmnThe cat, beloved of Amun BurialNRT II, TanisDynasty22nd Dynasty Usermaatre-setepenre Pami-meryamun (Egyptian wsr-mȝʿt-rʿ stp-n-rʿ pȝ-my mrj-jmn) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 22nd Dynasty who ruled for 7 years. "Pami" in Egyptian, means "the Cat" or "He who belongs to the Cat [Bastet]". Identity Pami's precise relationship with his immediate predecessor Shoshenq IV is unknown. He is attested as the father of Shoshenq V in a stela from the Serapeum of Saqqara, dating to the eleventh year of the latter's reign. Pami was once assumed to be Pimay, the third son of Shoshenq III who served as the "Great Chief of Ma" under his father. However, the different orthographies of their names (Pami vs. Pimay) prove that they were 2 different individuals. The name Pami translates as 'The Cat' in Egyptian whereas the name Pimay means 'The Lion.' Pami's name was mistakenly t