Piankh

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Piankh
Payankh
High Priest of Amun
Reign	1074–1070 BC,  Concurrent with the 21st Dynasty
Successor	Herihor or Pinedjem I
Royal titulary ----
Consort(s)	Hrere

While the High Priest of Amun Piankh (or Payankh) has been assumed to be a son-in-law of Herihor and his heir to the Theban throne of the High Priest of Amun, recent studies by Karl Jansen-Winkeln of the surviving temple inscriptions and monumental works by Herihor and Piankh in Upper Egypt imply that Piankh was actually Herihor's predecessor and father in-law.^[1][2] Be that as it may, Piankh’s wife was Hrere, Herihor's daughter, while his son was Pinedjem I^[3]. Piankh led an army against Pinehesy, viceroy of Kush, who had conquered large parts of Upper Egypt and succeeded in driving him back into Nubia ^[4].

Piankh held a number of official positions including High Priest of Amun^[5], King's scribe, King's son of Kush, Overseer of the foreign countries to the South, overseer of the granaries and commander of the archers (i.e. chief of police) of the whole of [Upper] Egypt.^[6]. He was succeeded in office by either Herihor or Pinedjem I.

[edit] References

1. ^ Karl Jansen-Winkeln, Das Ende des Neuen Reiches, ZAS 119 (1992), pp.22-37
2. ^ Ian Shaw, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, p.309
3. ^ Michael Rice, Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Routledge 1999, pp.153f.
4. ^ Lázlo Török, The Kingdom of Kush: Handbook of the Napatan-Meriotic Civilization, Brill Academic Publishers 1997
5. ^ Petrie, A History of Egypt, Part Three, p.203
6. ^ Cerny, Ostraca Hier. CGC, p.75-76