- Smendes II
Pharaoh Infobox
Name=Nesbanebdjed II
Predecessor=Menkheperre
Role=High Priest of Amun
Successor=Pinedjem II
Reign=992–990 BC
Dynasty=Concurrent with the21st Dynasty
Father=Menkheperre
Mother=Isetemjeb III
Spouse=Henuttauy II
Children=NesikhonsNesbanebdjed II, or in Hellenized form, Smendes II, was a High Priest of Amun at Thebes in
Ancient Egypt . He governed from about992 BC to990 BC .Smendes was one of the sons of
Menkheperre and Isetemjeb III or Istemkheb. He married his sister Henuttauy II or Henttawy II and had a daughter, Nesjons or Nesikhons, who would be the wife of his brotherPinedjem II [Aidan Dodson, "Monarchs of the Nile", American Univ in Cairo Press 2000, p.160] .His pontificate was short and left few traces, missing, for instance from the annals of Egyptian historian
Manetho .He was succeeded by his brother
Pinedjem II .References
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