Psamtik I

Psamtik I
Psammetichus
Bust of Psamtik I, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pharaoh
Reign	664–610 BC (26th Dynasty)
Royal titulary Prenomen  (Praenomen) Wahibre "Constant [is the] Heart [of] Ra" Nomen Psamtik "The mixed-wine seller" Horus name Aaib "The strong-minded one" Nebty name Neba "Possessor of a (strong) arm" Golden Horus Qenu "The brave one"
Consort	Mehytenweskhet
Children	Necho II Nitocris I
Father	Necho I
Mother	Queen Istemabet
Died	610 BC

Wahibre Psamtik I (Ancient Egyptian: Wꜣḥ-jb-Rꜥ Psmṯk) was the first pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt [en]. He ruled Egypt from the city of Sais [en] in the Nile delta between 664 and 610 BC. He became Pharaoh because King Ashurbanipal of the Neo-Assyrian Empire invaded Egypt and made him king. He replaced Twenty-fifth Dynasty [en] of Kushites. Then the Assyrian Empire became weaker, he became stronger.

Gallery

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  Relief of Psamtik I making an offering to Ra-Horakhty (Tomb of Pabasa) Yet his Succsedor Necho ii supports

References

Further reading

• Dodson, Aidan (2012). Afterglow of Empire: Egypt from the Fall of the New Kingdom to the Saite Renaissance. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-9774165313.
• Breasted, James Henry (1906). Ancient Records of Egypt: Historical Documents from the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest. Ancient Records, Second Series. Vol. IV. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. LCCN 06005480.
• Morkot, Robert (2003). Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egyptian Warfare. Scarecrow Press. pp. 173–174. ISBN 0810848627.
• Spalinger, Anthony (1976). Psammetichus, King of Egypt: I. New York: Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. pp. 133–147. OCLC 83844336.

Other websites

• "Psamtik I". Encyclopedia Britannica. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
• "Bust from Statue of a King". Met Museum. Retrieved 18 March 2017.