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Third Intermediate Period · Upper Egyptian line of the 22nd Dynasty
Ini
- Reign
- 754–749 BC
- Dynasty
- Upper Egyptian line of the 22nd Dynasty
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period, c. 1070–664 BC
- Capital at the time
- Tanis, Bubastis, Sais; Thebes under the High Priests; Napata in Kush
Ini is listed in the king list under ‘Upper Egyptian line of the 22nd Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070–664 BC). Reign: 754–749 BC.
What is known about Ini
Attested only by a graffito in the Temple of Montu at Karnak. According to D. A. Aston he would be the successor of Rudamun in the Theban 23rd Dynasty.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Third Intermediate Period
The realm breaks up into several spheres of power: kings of Libyan descent in the Nile Delta, the High Priests of Amun in Thebes and finally the kings of Kush from what is now Sudan.
- c. 925 BCShoshenq I leads a campaign into Palestine and immortalises it on the Bubastite Portal at Karnak.
- c. 728 BCThe Kushite king Piye conquers the whole of Egypt and records it on his Victory Stele.
- c. 690–664 BCTaharqa builds in Egypt and Nubia; the Kushite kings once again have themselves buried in pyramids.
- 663 BCThe Assyrians under Ashurbanipal sack Thebes.
More about this period: Third Intermediate Period
Upper Egyptian line of the 22nd Dynasty: all rulers
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