Penreshnes

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Penreshnes
Queen consort of Egypt
SpousePharaoh Shoshenq I
IssueNimlot B
Dynasty22nd Dynasty of Egypt
ReligionAncient Egyptian religion
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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]

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