Shoshenq

Shoshenq (also commonly spelled Sheshonq, Sheshonk, Shoshenk) is the name given in English transcription to a number of Egyptian pharaohs of Libyan origin who ruled during the Third Intermediate Period.

22nd Dynasty

• Shoshenq I: most Egyptologists identify as the Shishaq of the Hebrew Bible (though others dispute this)
• Shoshenq II
• Shoshenq III
• Shoshenq IV
• Shoshenq V
• Tutkheperre Shoshenq: a new Dynasty 22 king who is attested at Bubastis and Abydos. He may be one of the unknown "3 kings" that Manetho places between Osorkon I and Takelot I, the other being Shoshenq II.

A number of other kings named "Shoshenq" have been proposed as well, though their acceptance by Egyptologists is varied. The only certainly attested king in this category is Shoshenq VI who was Pedubast I's successor at Thebes. His royal name was 'Usermaatre Meryamun Shoshenq.' Shoshenq VI's Year 4 and Year 6 are attested in an inscription at the Temple of Monthu at Karnak and in Nile Quay Text No.25 respectively. In addition to the various kings named Shoshenq, there were important state officials including High Priests bearing the same name from the Third Intermediate Period to the Ptolemaic Period. One of the most important of these people was the High Priest of Amun Shoshenq C, son of Osorkon I, who served in office during his father's reign at Thebes.