Shoshenk I
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Shoshenk I was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, founder of the 22nd Dynasty, known for his Libyan origins and a military campaign mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shoshenk I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7533267 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shoshenk I Context triple: [Shoshenq I, alternativeName, Shoshenk I]
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A.
Osorkon I
Osorkon I was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-second Dynasty, a Libyan-origin ruler known for consolidating power and sponsoring major temple constructions in the Nile Delta.
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B.
Teti
Teti was the founding pharaoh of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, known for initiating a period of centralized power and extensive pyramid-building at Saqqara.
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C.
Pharaoh Shabaka
Pharaoh Shabaka was a Kushite ruler of Egypt’s Twenty-fifth Dynasty, known for promoting religious and cultural revival, including the preservation of ancient theological texts.
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D.
Setnakhte
Setnakhte was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twentieth Dynasty, known for restoring stability after the turbulent late Nineteenth Dynasty.
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E.
Tefnakht
Tefnakht was a Libyan-origin ruler and founder of Egypt’s 24th Dynasty, known for leading a coalition of Delta chiefs against the Nubian king Piye during the Third Intermediate Period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shoshenk I Target entity description: Shoshenk I was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, founder of the 22nd Dynasty, known for his Libyan origins and a military campaign mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Osorkon I
Osorkon I was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-second Dynasty, a Libyan-origin ruler known for consolidating power and sponsoring major temple constructions in the Nile Delta.
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B.
Teti
Teti was the founding pharaoh of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, known for initiating a period of centralized power and extensive pyramid-building at Saqqara.
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C.
Pharaoh Shabaka
Pharaoh Shabaka was a Kushite ruler of Egypt’s Twenty-fifth Dynasty, known for promoting religious and cultural revival, including the preservation of ancient theological texts.
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D.
Setnakhte
Setnakhte was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twentieth Dynasty, known for restoring stability after the turbulent late Nineteenth Dynasty.
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E.
Tefnakht
Tefnakht was a Libyan-origin ruler and founder of Egypt’s 24th Dynasty, known for leading a coalition of Delta chiefs against the Nubian king Piye during the Third Intermediate Period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
ⓘ
founder of a dynasty ⓘ ruler of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Amun ⓘ |
| attackedCity | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| biblicalBookMention |
1 Kings
ⓘ
2 Chronicles ⓘ |
| biblicalReference | identified with Shishak in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tanis ⓘ |
| capital | Bubastis ⓘ |
| child |
Iuput A
ⓘ
Osorkon I ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | first king of the Twenty-second Dynasty ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| dynasty | Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Libyan ⓘ |
| father | Nimlot A ⓘ |
| house |
Libyan dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Libyan Dynasty
|
| inscription |
Bubastite Portal inscription at Karnak
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linked to:
Karnak Temple inscriptions
|
| knownFor |
Libyan ancestry
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founding the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ military campaign recorded in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ reorganization of Egypt’s administration ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian ⓘ |
| monument |
monuments at Bubastis
ⓘ
reliefs at Karnak Temple ⓘ |
| motherTongueHypothesis | Libyan language (likely) ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Sheshonk I
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linked to:
Shoshenq I
Sheshonq I ⓘ
linked to:
Shoshenq I
Shishak ⓘ
linked to:
Shishak king of Egypt
|
| notableCampaign |
campaign against the Kingdom of Judah
ⓘ
campaign in the Levant ⓘ |
| period | Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalBase | Libyan military elite in Egypt ⓘ |
| predecessor | Psusennes II ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 922 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 943 BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| spouse |
Karomama A
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Patareshnes ⓘ |
| successor | Osorkon I ⓘ |
| successorDynastyRuler | Osorkon I ⓘ |
| title |
Great Chief of the Ma
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Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shoshenk I Description of subject: Shoshenk I was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, founder of the 22nd Dynasty, known for his Libyan origins and a military campaign mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.