Shoshenq III
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The modern designation Shoshenq III refers to King Usermaatre Setepnamun Shoshenq Sibaste Meryamun Netjerheqaon, who reigned for about four decades, c. 841 – c. 803/799 BC or c. 831 – c. 791/788 BC. H
Shoshenq III, standing on the boat "msktt", the boat of the night, with the god Atum. From his tomb in Tanis.
Sketch of Shoshenq III depicted in the Tomb of Osorkon II.
Tomb of Shoshenq III at Tanis.
Reliefs on the south wall of Shoshenq III's tomb.
Osorkon II
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Usermaatre Setepenamun Osorkon II was the fifth king of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the son of King Takelot I and Queen Kapes. He ruled Egypt from approximately 872 BC to 837 BC fro
Shoshenq III
…from Pi-Ramesses. However, 225 ushabti figurines bearing the name of King Shoshenq III were discovered in the northern chamber of the tomb of King Osorkon II (NRT I) in 2025. The figurines were found in a compact layer of silt adjacent to an uninscribed granite sarcophagus previously uncovered in the same…
Pendant bearing the cartouche of Osorkon II showing a seated King Osorkon in the form of Osiris, being flanked by Horus and Isis
Entrance to the Tomb of Osorkon II
Statue of Osorkon II from the Temple of Baalat Gebal in Byblos, displayed in the National Museum of Beirut.
Reliefs from the Tomb of Osorkon II