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BURIAL Like Shoshenq III, Shoshenq IV was not a son of his predecessor and the exact grounds for his claim to the throne are unknown. He ruled Egypt between bearing the name "Hedjkheperre-Setpenre-meryamun-sibast-Netjerheqaon."(Dodson, GM, p.54) Since the epithet Netjerheqaon was never employed by the 22nd Dynasty kings until the reign of Shoshenq III , this constitutes clear evidence that Shoshenq IV was buried in Shoshenq III's Tanite tomb and succeeded this king. It also demonstrates that the king buried here was certainly not Shoshenq I. NOTE: The original king Shoshenq IV in pre-1993 books and journal articles has been renamed Shoshenq VI by Egyptologists because he was a Theban king who is only attested by Upper Egyptian documents. He was never a king of the 22nd Dynasty of Egypt. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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