(reigned c. 818–793 BC)
Throne name Usermaatre setepenenamun. Epithet meryamun. Founder of Dynasty 23. He appears to have assumed the royal titulary during the reign of Sheshonq IIIof Dynasty 22and founded a parallel line of rulers recognized in Thebes. Little is known about his reign or that of his contemporary, Iuput I. His effective successor was Osorkon III.
See also Third Intermediate Period.
Historical Dictionary Of Ancient Egypt by Morris L. Bierbrier
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see Shoshenk III.
Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by Rosalie and Antony E. David
Ancient Egypt. A Reference Guide. EdwART. 2011.