| Karomama | |||||
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| Queen consort of Egypt | |||||
 Karomama's cartouche appears above the figure of her son, the prince Osorkon, at Karnak | |||||
| Burial | Thebes? | ||||
| Spouse | Pharaoh Takelot II | ||||
| Issue | Osorkon III | ||||
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| Dynasty | 22nd – 23rd Dynasty | ||||
| Father | High Priest of Amun Nimlot C | ||||
| Mother | Tentsepeh C | ||||
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion | ||||
Karomama II (full name Karomama Meritmut; also known as Karomama D, Merytmut II)[1] was an ancient Egyptian queen, Great Royal Wife of pharaoh Takelot II of the 23rd Dynasty of Egypt.
Family
[edit]Karomama brought various titles such as King's Wife, King's Daughter, Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt. She was a daughter of the High Priest of Amun Nimlot C and the lady Tentsepeh C. Her paternal grandparents were pharaoh Osorkon II and queen Djedmutesankh.[2]
Karomama married pharaoh Takelot II and was mother of pharaoh Osorkon III.[1] Karomama also was the grandmother of both pharaohs Takelot III and Rudamun and of the God's Wife of Amun Shepenupet I[2] Karomama is known from the Chronicle of Osorkon B at Karnak and the Nile Quay Texts dating to the reign of her son Osorkon III.
| Osorkon II | Djedmutesankh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nimlot C | Tentsepeh C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karomama II | Takelot II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Osorkon III | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kitchen, K. A. The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC). 4th ed. Warminster: Aris & Phillips Limited. [1996]. (2009). ISBN 0856682985. LCCN 86-20059. OL 16247243M.
- ^ a b Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, (2004), ISBN 0500051283. LCCN 2003-110207. OL 3697922M.
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