Smendes II
| Nesbanebdjed II | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nsw-b3-nb-ḏdt | |||||||
| High Priest of Amun | |||||||
| Reign | 992–990 BC (Concurrent with the 21st Dynasty) | ||||||
| Predecessor | Menkheperre | ||||||
| Successor | Pinedjem II | ||||||
| Consort | Henuttawy C, Takhentdjehuti | ||||||
| Children | Neskhons, Isetemkheb E | ||||||
| Father | Menkheperre | ||||||
| Mother | Isetemkheb III | ||||||
Nesbanebdjed II, or in Hellenized form, Smendes II, was a High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt. He governed from about 992 BC to 990 BC.[1]
Smendes was one of the sons of High Priest Menkheperre and Princess Isetemkheb, the daughter of Psusennes I.[2] He married his sister Henuttawy C and had a daughter, Isetemkheb E; another wife, Takhentdjehuti bore him Neskhons, who would be the wife of his brother and successor Pinedjem II.[2][3]
His pontificate was short and left few traces, missing, for instance from the annals of Egyptian historian Manetho. He is mentioned on an inscription in Karnak, on mummy bandages and on a few bracelets found on the mummy of Psusennes I. A scribe's palette now in New York belonged either to him or to Smendes III.[1]
He was succeeded by his brother Pinedjem II.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.207
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dodson & Hilton, pp.200-201
- ↑ Aidan Dodson, Monarchs of the Nile, American Univ in Cairo Press 2000, p.160