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Hedjkheperre Setepenre Smendes was the founder of the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt and succeeded to the throne after burying Ramesses XI in Lower Egypt – territory which he controlled.

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Pharaoh.name
Smendes
Pharaoh.alt_name
Nesbanebdjed, Nesibanebdjedet
Pharaoh.image
Canopic Smendes Met.jpg
Pharaoh.caption
Canopic jar of Smendes, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Pharaoh.prenomen
Hedjkheperre SetepenreḤḏ-ḫpr-Rˁ-stp.n-RˁRadiant manifestation of Ra, the chosen one of Ra M23:t-L2:t-
Pharaoh.nomen
Nesbanebdjed Meriamun Mrj-Jmn nsw-b3-nb-ḏdtHe of the Ba ram, lord of Mendes, beloved of Amun
Pharaoh.nomen_hiero
i-mn:n:U7-F20:z-E10:nb-R11-R11-t:O49
Pharaoh.golden
[...]khesefdenden(...) Ḫsf-dndn[...] wards off the wrath
Pharaoh.nebty
Sekhempehti Hureqiufbehatuf Hepetem[...]Sḫm-pḥtj-ḥwj-rqw=f-bh3.tw=f-ḥtp-m (...)Mighty of power, he who beats his opponents, they flee before him, [he] encircles ...
Pharaoh.horus
Kanakht Meryre SuseramunkhepesheferseqaimaatK3-nḫt-mrj-Rˁ-swsr-Jmn-ḫpš=f-r-sq3j-m3ˁtStrong bull, beloved of Ra, Amun empowers his strike to reinforce the Maat
Pharaoh.horus_hiero
E2:D40-N5:Z1-mr-s-wsr-s-r:D40-i-mn:n-F23:f:r-s-X7-A28-U5:D36-t:H8
Pharaoh.golden_hiero
-HASH-U35-d:n:d:n-F7:D40-
Pharaoh.nebty_hiero
S42-F9:F9-V28-A24-r:X7-i-i-A14-Z2:f-D58-O4-G1-D54:t-G43:f-V28-p:t-D32-m-HASH
Pharaoh.reign
26 regnal years (Manetho)c. 1077/1076–1052 BC
Pharaoh.predecessor
Ramesses XI
Pharaoh.successor
Amenemnisu
Pharaoh.spouse
Tentamun B
Pharaoh.children
Amenemnisu ?

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date of death
1052-00-00
date of birth
1200-01-01
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Smendes
name in hiero markup
S42-F9:F9-V28-A24-r:X7-i-i-A14-Z2:f-D58-O4-G1-D54:t-G43:f-V28-p:t-D32-m-HASH
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Contents
  • Family
  • Parentage and Siblings
  • Marriages and Children
  • Name
  • Early career
  • Report of Wenamun
  • Reign
  • Lower Egypt
  • Administrative Center of Zaon (Tanis)
  • Upper Egypt
  • Reign length
  • Succession
  • Burial
  • Funerary Goods
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Hedjkheperre Setepenre Smendes was the founder of the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt and succeeded to the throne after burying Ramesses XI in Lower Egypt &ndash; territory which he controlled.

According to the Story of Wenamun from , Smendes was a governor of Lower Egypt during the Era of the Renaissance under the reign of Ramesses XI, however, Egyptologists have questioned the historical accuracy of this story.

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