Penreshnes

Penreshnes
Queen consort of Egypt
Spouse	Pharaoh Shoshenq I
Issue	Nimlot B
Dynasty	22nd Dynasty of Egypt
Religion	Ancient Egyptian religion

Penreshnes[1]: 174  in hieroglyphs
Era: 3rd Intermediate Period (1069–664 BC)

Penreshnes or Penreshnas was an ancient Egyptian secondary queen consort of pharaoh Shoshenq I, the founder of the 22nd Dynasty.[1]: 181 [2]: 299 

A daughter of an unnamed Libyan chief, her name perhaps means “our joy (pertains) to her”.[3]: 296 [4]: 215  Penreshnes borne prince Nimlot B who was later appointed Commander of all the infantry at Herakleopolis Magna by his father.[3]: 256–7 

Penreshnes is known from a number of documents, particularly by a statue of his son of unknown provenience now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna (ÄS 5791)[5]

References

1. Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt: From Early Dynastic times to the death of Cleopatra. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-05145-0.
2. Bunson, Margaret (2014). Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egypt. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-438-10997-8.
3. Kitchen, Kenneth (1996). The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC). Aris & Phillips Limited, Warminster. ISBN 0-85668-298-5.
4. Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2010). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-28857-3.
5. "Hockerstatue des Nimlot". www.khm.at (in German). Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5791. Retrieved 2024-04-30.