Statue of Osorkon 1st at The Louvre, Paris

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The son of Shoshenq I and his chief consort Karomat A, Osorkon I was a powerful ruler who served as Egypt's 22nd Dynasty king for around 922 BC – 887 BC. He succeeded his father Shoshenq I, who likely died just after launching a successful campaign against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah in 923 BC. Osorkon I's reign is notable for numerous temple building projects that flourished throughout his long and prosperous rule. His highest known date is recorded on the bandage of Nakhtefmut's Mummy, which features a "Year 33 Second Heb Sed" inscription bearing his praenomen: Sekhemkheperre. This date cannot belong to any other early Dynasty 22 king, as Osorkon I was the only ruler to reign for nearly three decades until the time of Osorkon II. Other mummy linens from his reign include three separate bandages dated to Regnal Years 11, 12, and 23 on the Berlin mummy of Khonsmaakheru. Although these bandages are anonymously dated, they undoubtedly belong to his reign due to the presence of leather bands containing a menat-tab naming Osorkon I. Furthermore, no other king who ruled around Osorkon I's time had a Regnal Year 23, including Shoshenq I, who died just before beginning his Year 22. Historian Manetho inaccurately records Osorkon I as reigning for only 15 years in his Ægyptiaca, but the evidence from the second Heb Sed bandage suggests he actually ruled for 35 years, according to Kenneth Kitchen's notes. The meaning of Osorkon I's throne name, Sekhemkheperre, translates to "Powerful are the Manifestations of Re."