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Piye (also interpreted as Pankhy or Piankhi; [3] [a] d. 714 BC) was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt from 744–714 BC. [6] He ruled from the city of Napata , located deep in Nubia , modern-day Sudan .
The Stele of Piye, also known as the Victory Stele of Piye, is an Ancient Egyptian stele detailing the victory of Kushite King Piye against Prince Tefnakht of Sais and his allies. [1] It was discovered in Jebel Barkal and is currently part of the collection of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt .
Given that the throne appears to have been able to pass through male, female, [18] and indirect lines, [13] this list simply records the parents (if known) of each monarch in the 'filiation' column, without speculation on their overall relations. The use of the ♔ symbol in this column indicates that the parent of a monarch was also a monarch.
The city-state of Napata was the spiritual capital and it was from there that Piye (spelled Piankhi or Piankhy in older works) invaded and took control of Egypt. [21] Piye personally led the attack on Egypt and recorded his victory in a lengthy hieroglyphic filled stele called the "Stele of Victory." The stele announces Piye as Pharaoh of all ...
However, Olivier Perdu [1] has now argued that a certain Shepsesre Tefnakhte of Sais was not, in fact, Piye's famous nemesis. Perdu published a recently discovered donation stela which came from a private collection; the document is dated to Year 2 of Necho I of Sais and is similar in style, epigraphy and text with the donation stela of Shepsesre.
Alara's existence is first documented in the Egyptian hieroglyphic stele of Queen Tabiry [5] who was Alara's daughter by Queen Kasaqa, Alara's wife. [4] Since Tabiry was the wife of Piye whereas Piye's direct predecessor on the throne of Kush was Kashta, Alara was most likely Kashta's predecessor in turn. [4]
A notable temple renovation and enlargement, attributed to Piye, occurred in three stages. First, the old temple was strengthened by a wall and another small portico. For the second step, a large hall with 50 columns, was built. Only the pillars, foundation walls, and entrances were made of sandstone, the remaining walls were of unbaked bricks.
728 BC—Piye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis, and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile Delta. He founds the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. 728 BC—Diocles of Corinth wins the stadion race at the 13th Olympic Games. 727 BC—Babylonia makes itself independent of Assyria, upon the death of Tiglath-Pileser III.