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Psamtik III (Ancient Egyptian: ꜥnḫ-kꜣ-n-Rꜥ Psmṯk, pronounced Psamāṯək [1]), known by the Graeco-Romans as Psammetichus or Psammeticus (Ancient Greek: Ψαμμήτιχος), or Psammenitus (Ancient Greek: Ψαμμήνιτος), was the last Pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt from 526 BC to 525 BC.
Psammetichus or Psammeticus, latinizations of Psamtik or Psametek, may refer to: Ancient Egyptian pharaohs of the 26th Saite Dynasty. Psamtik I; Psamtik II;
Psamtik II (Ancient Egyptian: Nfr-jb-Rꜥ Psmṯk, pronounced Psamāṯăk [1]), known by the Graeco-Romans as Psammetichus or Psammeticus, was a king of the Saite-based Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (595 BC – 589 BC).
The Egyptian name psmṯk, pronounced as Psamāṯăk, [5] was a short form of pꜣ-sꜣ-n-mṯk, meaning "the man of Meṯek", with Meṯek presumably a deity. [6]His name was rendered by the Assyrians as Pishamilki (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒁹𒉿𒃻𒈨𒅋𒆠, romanized: Pišamilki [7]), by the Ancient Greeks as Psammētikhos (Ψαμμήτιχος), and by the Romans as Psammētichus.
Psammetichus I Wahibre: Aaib: 664–610 BC: Sais: Mehytenweskhet: Reunified Egypt and ended the Nubian control of Upper Egypt. Manetho gives his reign as 54 years. Necho II: Wehemibre: Siaib: 610–595 BC: Khedebneithirbinet I: Necho II is the Pharaoh most likely mentioned in several books of the Bible. Psamtik II Psammetichus II Statue of ...
Psammetichus IV or Psamtik IV is a proposed ancient Egyptian ruler who lived during the First Persian Period (the 27th Dynasty). Attestations
A few hundred Phrygian words are attested; however, the meaning and etymologies of many of these remain unknown. A famous Phrygian word is bekos, meaning 'bread'. According to Herodotus (Histories 2.2), Pharaoh Psammetichus I wanted to determine the oldest nation and establish the world's original language. For this purpose, he ordered two ...
526 BC—Psammetichus III succeeds Amasis II as king of Egypt. 526 BC—King Liao of Wu ascends to power in the State of Wu in China during the Zhou dynasty. 525 BC—Cambyses II, ruler of Persia, conquers Egypt, defeating Psammetichus III. This is considered the end of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, and the start of the Persian Twenty-seventh Dynasty.