Pami

Pami was a monarch of the Twenty-second Dynasty during the Third Intermediate Period, reigning for roughly seven years from about 785 BC to 778 BC. His dates are subject to an uncertainty of approximately five years. A son of Shoshenq III, Pami succeeded Shoshenq IV at Tanis during a time when the central power of the Libyan crown was severely degraded.

Given the brief span of his rule and the limited resources of the royal court, Pami left behind few major public monuments. Egypt remained split into rival regional domains governed by local dynasts and military chiefs. Modern scholars know of Pami principally from religious and administrative stelae found at the Serapeum in Saqqara, specifically two commemorative stelae marking the burial of sacred Apis bulls in his second and sixth regnal years.

Pami may have been buried in the royal necropolis at Tanis, where tomb NRT II is often associated with him, though this identification remains disputed. No mummy has been identified. He was succeeded by his son, Shoshenq V.

Monuments

• Serapeum stelae of Year 2 and Year 6

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