Pinedjem I was ruler of Southern Egypt as the High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt from 1070 to 1055 BC, and nominal pharaoh alongside Smendes from 1054 to 1032 BC. He was the son of the Hig
Representation of Pinedjem I in the Temple of Khonsu, Karnak
A pectoral of the High Priest Pinedjem I
Hedjkheperre Setepenre Smendes was the founder of the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt and succeeded to the throne after burying Ramesses XI in Lower Egypt – territory which he controlled.
Canopic jar of Smendes, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Detail of the Banishment Stela, which bears the highest known regnal date (25 years) of Smendes. Louvre, C 256