Ruler
Psusennes I
Twenty-first Dynasty king at Tanis
c. 1039 – 991 BCE
Approximate regnal dates after Shaw (2000); other authorities differ.
Biography
He ruled from Tanis in the eastern Delta while the high priests of Amun governed the south from Thebes. He was buried within the Tanis temple enclosure, where his tomb was found intact with a silver coffin and a gold mask.
Key facts
Certainty: Established
Psusennes I’s burial was found intact at Tanis, with a gold mask and a silver coffin.
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo “Funerary mask of King Psusennes I, JE 85913” egyptianmuseumcairo.eg
- K. A. Kitchen (1986) “The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC), 2nd edition” Aris & Phillips, Warminster