Osorkon I

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Osorkon I was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-second Dynasty, a Libyan-origin ruler known for consolidating power and sponsoring major temple constructions in the Nile Delta.

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Osorkon I canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
person
ruler
associatedWith Karnak Temple Complex
surface form: Temple of Amun at Karnak

temples in the Nile Delta
attestedBy inscriptions at Bubastis
inscriptions at Karnak
royal monuments in the Delta
burialPlace Tanis
capital Bubastis
child Shoshenq C
Takelot I
chronologicalPosition second king of the Twenty-second Dynasty
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
culture Ancient Egyptian
dynasty Libyan Dynasty
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
era Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
ethnicOrigin Libyan
father Shoshenq I
house House of Shoshenq
knownFor consolidation of Libyan rule in Egypt
major temple building projects in the Nile Delta
religious endowments to Egyptian temples
language Ancient Egyptian
mother Karoma B
notableActivity granting large donations to priesthoods
strengthening royal authority after Shoshenq I
politicalRole unifier of Libyan chiefs under Egyptian kingship
powerBase Nile Delta
predecessor Shoshenq I
regionOfRule Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
reignDuration about 35 years
reignEnd c. 887 BC
reignStart c. 922 BC
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalNomen Osorkon I self-link
royalPrenomen Sekhemkheperre
spouse Maatkare B
Tashedkhonsu
successor Takelot I
successorAsHighPriestOfAmun Shoshenq C
throneName Sekhemkheperre
title King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Pharaoh

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Bubastis notableRulerAssociated Osorkon I
Shoshenq I child Osorkon I
Shoshenq I successor Osorkon I
Osorkon I royalNomen Osorkon I self-link
Tanis associatedWithPharaoh Osorkon I