Queens & Consorts of 21st Dynasty Egypt: Karimala, Wife of Siamun (r. 986-967 BC)

Karimala, an Egyptian queen of Nubian descent, was the wife of Siamun (r. 986-967 BC).

Karimala’s father, Osorkon the Elder (r. 992-986 BC), was the first pharaoh of Meshwesh (ancient Libyan) origin.

Buyuwawa the Libyan is considered the ancestor of the Meshwesh, a Berber tribe whose lineage helped produce Egypt’s 22nd Dynasty founded by Shoshenq I (r. 943-922 BC).

Karimala was the mother of Tentsepeh, and Mattatha.

Her husband, Siamun’s, lineage is unknown.

Siamun was succeeded by Psusennes II (r. 967-943 BC), who was then succeeded by Shoshenq I (r. 943-922 BC).

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