Piankh

Pharaoh Infobox
Name=Piankh


Reign=1074–1070 BC
Dynasty=Concurrent with the 21st Dynasty
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Successor=Herihor or Pinedjem I
Spouse=Hrere
Children=Pinedjem I
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Alt=Payankh
Role=High Priest of Amun|

While the High Priest of Amun Piankh (or Payankh) has been assumed to be a son-in-law of Herihor and his heir to the Theban throne of the High Priest of Amun, recent studies by Karl Jansen-Winkeln of the surviving temple inscriptions and monumental works by Herihor and Piankh in Upper Egypt imply that Piankh was actually Herihor's predecessor and father in-law. [Karl Jansen-Winkeln, Das Ende des Neuen Reiches, ZAS 119 (1992), pp.22-37 ] [Ian Shaw, "The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt", p.309] Be that as it may, Piankh’s wife was Hrere, Herihor's daughter, while his son was Pinedjem I [Michael Rice, "Who's Who in Ancient Egypt", Routledge 1999, pp.153f.] . Piankh led an army against Pinehesy, viceroy of Kush, who had conquered large parts of Upper Egypt and succeeded in driving him back into Nubia [Lázlo Török, "The Kingdom of Kush: Handbook of the Napatan-Meriotic Civilization", Brill Academic Publishers 1997] .

Piankh held a number of official positions including High Priest of Amun [Petrie, "A History of Egypt", Part Three, p.203] , King's scribe, King's son of Kush, Overseer of the foreign countries to the South, overseer of the granaries and commander of the archers (i.e. chief of police) of the whole of [Upper] Egypt. [Cerny, "Ostraca Hier. CGC, p.75-76] . He was succeeded in office by either Herihor or Pinedjem I, his son.

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