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He was married to his sister Isetemkheb D. (both children of Menkheperre, the High Priest of Amun at Thebes, by Isetemkheb) and also to his niece Nesikhons, the daughter of his brother Smendes World War II
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Pinedjem Pinedjem II
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He succeeded Smendes II, who had a short rule. Psusennes II
Harweben, a Chantress of Amun. Buried at Bab el-Gasus
(?) Henuttawy, God"s Wife of Amun
Subsequently, the mummies of other previous Theban-based rulers, including the much earlier 18thand 19th-dynasty pharaohs Ahmose I, Amenhotep I, Thutmose I, Thutmose II, Thutmose III, Ramesses I, Seti I, Ramesses II, and Ramesses IX were gathered together and also laid in this tomb, which was revealed in 1881.
This was done to prevent their remains from being robbed as their graves have been looted by many ancient tomb raiders.
Battiscombe Gunn, The Decree of Amonrasonther for Neskhons, JEA 41 (1955), 83-95
Andrzej Niwiński, The Wives of Pinudjem II -a topic for discussion, JEA 74 (1988), 226-230.
