caption father dynasty predecessor successor mother children spouse role image article_title name reign
ns : n-e10-dd-dd-a52 '' nsw-b3-nb-ḏdt '' menkheperre concurrent with the 21st dynasty menkheperre pinedjem ii isetemkheb iii neskhons , isetemkheb e henuttawy c , takhentdjehuti high priest of amun file : nesbanebdjed ii statuette petrie.png smendes ii
 nesbanebdjed ii 992 & ndash ; 990 bc
smendes ii

nesbanebdjed ii , or in hellenized form , smendes ii , was a high priest of amun at thebes in ancient egypt .
he governed from about 992 bc to 990 bc .
smendes was one of the sons of high priest menkheperre and princess isetemkheb , the daughter of psusennes i .
he married his sister henuttawy c and had a daughter , isetemkheb e ; another wife , takhentdjehuti bore him neskhons , who would be the wife of his brother and successor pinedjem ii .
his pontificate was short and left few traces , missing , for instance from the annals of egyptian historian manetho .
he is mentioned on an inscription in karnak , on mummy bandages and on a few bracelets found on the mummy of psusennes i .
a scribe 's palette now in new york belonged either to him or to smendes iii .
he was succeeded by his brother pinedjem ii .
