It marks a final waning of the power of the centralised monarchy, with Ramesses XI still nominally pharaoh, but with Herihor as High Priest of Amun in Thebes and Smendes in Tanis ruling respectively Upper and Lower Egypt.
Based on events in Wenamun's tale, however, Zakar-Baal does not appear to feel that Herihor or Smendes (the prince of the Delta region) are superior to him.
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