| Bakenkhonsu II | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Servant of Khonsu" | ||||||||
| Predecessor: Mahuhy |
High Priest of Amun | Successor: Ramessesnakhte | ||||||
| Dynasty | 20th Dynasty | |||||||
| Pharaoh(s) | Setnakhte – Ramesses III | |||||||
| Titles | High Priest of Amun | |||||||
| Father | Amenemopet | |||||||
| Burial | Unknown | |||||||
- For other pages by this name, see Bakenkhonsu.
Bakenkhonsu II (ancient Egyptian: bk-n-ḫnsw, "Servant of Khonsu") was a High Priest of Amun under pharaohs Setnakhte and Ramesses III of the Twentieth Dynasty during the New Kingdom.
Family[]
Bakenkhonsu was the son of a general named Amenemopet.[1]
Attestations[]
Bakenkhonsu II is attested as High Priest on a stela discovered on the criosphinx avenue at Luxor. The stela dates to Year 4 of Setnakhte.[2] Bakenkhonsu is mainly attested on monuments dating the the reign of Ramesses III.[1] A granodiorite statue of Bakenkhonsu II is part of the MFA collection at Boston.[3]
Burial[]
Bakenkhonsu II died sometime prior to Year 26 of Ramesses III, since by then he was replaced in office by Ramessesnakhte.[1] The whereabouts of Bakenkhonsu's tomb and mummy remain unknown.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Boriak, M., 2008/9: Re-writing Egypt's History: the Stela of Bakenkhonsu. AncEg 9/3.
- Dodson, A., 2010: Poisoned Legacy: The Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty. American University in Cairo Press.
| Predecessor: Mahuhy |
High Priest of Amun 20th Dynasty |
Successor: Ramessesnakhte |