Psusennes I

Pharaoh of Dynasty XXI
989 - 943 B.C.E.

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Psusennes I was chief priest of Amun at Tanis. He also renamed himself "Ramses-Psusennes" as a way to be able to be traced in family lineage back to Ramsses. Psusennes I was the son of Pharaoh Pinudjem I. Psusennes I name means "The Star Appearing in the City". Psusennes I strengthened his links with the priesthood of Amun by marrying his daughter Istenkhed to the chief priest Menkhperre. At Tanis, Psusennes I built a new enclosure around the temple dedicated to the triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. Psusennes I was buried in his tomb at Tanis with his wife Mutnedjmet.



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