As seen in the diagram above, the weighting of persons present:missing allows the chronological
grouping of three sets. In the first set the ratio is in favor of those present; in the second all are
missing and in the third all those who could be expected with any certainty are present. Psusennes
I and his wives were buried in Tanis. HPA Psusennes III may have been buried in Tanis as King
Psusennes II.
The second set does not contain any primary burials in the cachette. Herere B and Pianch probably
died during the pontificate of Pinodjem I. There is considerable discussion concerning the
relationship between "King" Herjhor and HPA Pianch. That is not relevant to these considerations.
They were both products of the 20th Dynasty and each probably had his own, very likely usurped,
tomb. Their wives would have been buried separately. Nedjemet may have lived into the pontificate
of Menkheperre and have been buried by him in the manner of other members of the first set.
Isetemkhebs A and B probably died during the reign of Pinodjem I and were buried by him in
locations which have not been discovered. We may conclude that the surviving remains of the first
set were not given primary burial in the cachette.
The third set contains persons buried after the death of Menkheperre. As Smedes II is a very
shadowy figure, we can not positively assign any of these burials to his pontificate. There is some
evidence that the powerful Menkheperre, and perhaps his royal wife, Isetemkhebjt C, were buried
in a tomb which he had prepared during his lifetime. In any case, no burials between the death of
Maatkare-Mutemhet and and that of Nesjkhonsu have been found and the remains of family
members who died during this period were not in the cachette.
Between the accession of Pinodjem II and the end of the dynasty, the picture changes again.
Evidence indicates that Pinodjem's beloved Nesjkhonsu died unexpectedly, perhaps in or following
childbirth. She and Pinodjem are known to have had five children. The unexpected nature of her
death is supported by her "borrowing" the coffins of Pinodjem's sister-wife, Isetemkhebjt D. It was
at this time that Pinodjem ordered TT320 to be cut for her burial. Five years later, Pinodjem himself
was also buried there. These are the only proven primary burials in the tomb. The final years of the
dynasty, following Pinodjem's death are historically unclear. Family members buried elsewhere may
have been moved to the cachette at that time.
grouping of three sets. In the first set the ratio is in favor of those present; in the second all are
missing and in the third all those who could be expected with any certainty are present. Psusennes
I and his wives were buried in Tanis. HPA Psusennes III may have been buried in Tanis as King
Psusennes II.
The second set does not contain any primary burials in the cachette. Herere B and Pianch probably
died during the pontificate of Pinodjem I. There is considerable discussion concerning the
relationship between "King" Herjhor and HPA Pianch. That is not relevant to these considerations.
They were both products of the 20th Dynasty and each probably had his own, very likely usurped,
tomb. Their wives would have been buried separately. Nedjemet may have lived into the pontificate
of Menkheperre and have been buried by him in the manner of other members of the first set.
Isetemkhebs A and B probably died during the reign of Pinodjem I and were buried by him in
locations which have not been discovered. We may conclude that the surviving remains of the first
set were not given primary burial in the cachette.
The third set contains persons buried after the death of Menkheperre. As Smedes II is a very
shadowy figure, we can not positively assign any of these burials to his pontificate. There is some
evidence that the powerful Menkheperre, and perhaps his royal wife, Isetemkhebjt C, were buried
in a tomb which he had prepared during his lifetime. In any case, no burials between the death of
Maatkare-Mutemhet and and that of Nesjkhonsu have been found and the remains of family
members who died during this period were not in the cachette.
Between the accession of Pinodjem II and the end of the dynasty, the picture changes again.
Evidence indicates that Pinodjem's beloved Nesjkhonsu died unexpectedly, perhaps in or following
childbirth. She and Pinodjem are known to have had five children. The unexpected nature of her
death is supported by her "borrowing" the coffins of Pinodjem's sister-wife, Isetemkhebjt D. It was
at this time that Pinodjem ordered TT320 to be cut for her burial. Five years later, Pinodjem himself
was also buried there. These are the only proven primary burials in the tomb. The final years of the
dynasty, following Pinodjem's death are historically unclear. Family members buried elsewhere may
have been moved to the cachette at that time.
Members of the HPA Family found and not found in TT320
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