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Psammetichus II
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Psammetichus II (also spelled Psammeticus or Psamtik) was a king of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt (595 BC-589 BC). His prenomen, Neferibre, means "Beautiful is the Heart of Re." (Clayton: p.195) He was the son of Necho II.
Psammetichus marched into the Kingdom of Judah, Philistia, and Phoenicia in about 592 BC in response to moves made by Babylon, and attempted to generate anti-Babylonian sentiment among their leaders. His son Apries by Queen Takhuit or Takhut, a Princess of Athribis, succeeded him. They were also the parents of Menekhubaste, a Priestess of Atum at Heliopolis, and Ankhenesneferibre, a God's Wife of Amun who died after 525 BC.
| Preceded by Necho II |
Pharaoh of Egypt 595 – 589 BC Twenty-sixth Dynasty |
Succeeded by Apries |
- Peter Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, Thames and Hudson, 1994.
- Nos ancêtres de l'Antiquité, 1991, Christian Settipani, p. 153 and 161