Karomama II
Karomama | |||||
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Queen consort of Egypt | |||||
Burial | Thebes? | ||||
Spouse | Pharaoh Takelot II | ||||
Issue | Osorkon III | ||||
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Dynasty | 22nd – 23rd Dynasty | ||||
Father | High Priest of Amun Nimlot C | ||||
Mother | Tentsepeh C | ||||
Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Karomama II (full name Karomama Meritmut; also known as Karomama D, Merytmut II)[1] was an ancient Egyptian queen, Great Royal Wife of pharaoh Takelot II of the 23rd Dynasty of Egypt.
Family
[edit]Karomama brought various titles such as King's Wife, King's Daughter, Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt. She was a daughter of the High Priest of Amun Nimlot C and the lady Tentsepeh C. Her paternal grandparents were pharaoh Osorkon II and queen Djedmutesankh.[2]
Karomama married pharaoh Takelot II and was mother of pharaoh Osorkon III.[1] Karomama also was the grandmother of both pharaohs Takelot III and Rudamun and of the God's Wife of Amun Shepenupet I[2] Karomama is known from the Chronicle of Osorkon B at Karnak and the Nile Quay Texts dating to the reign of her son Osorkon III.
Osorkon II = Djedmutesankh | Nimlot C = Tentsepeh C | Karomama II = Takelot II | Osorkon III
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