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Piye
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Piye (also interpreted as Pānkhi, Piankhy, Paiānkhi, Piānkhi, or Paānkhi) was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt during 744–714 BC. He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, modern-day Sudan.
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Piye was a male statesperson and pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. Born in 800 BCE, he was the son of Kashta and Pebatjma. He held the noble title of pharaoh and served as a ruler during the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt. His citizenship included the Kingdom of Kush, Ancient Egypt, and Sudan.
Piye succeeded his father, Kashta, as pharaoh and was later replaced by Shabaka. He was the father of Shepenupet II, Taharqa, Shebitku, and Naparaye. His siblings included Khensa. Piye was married to Abar, Tabiry, Khensa, and Peksater. He died in 716 BCE.
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Key facts
- Pharaoh.Mother
- possibly Pebatjma
- Pharaoh.Burial
- El-Kurru
- Pharaoh.Monuments
- Stelae at Jebel Barkal, enlargement of Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal, Pyramid at El-Kurru
- Pharaoh.Alt
- Pānkhi, Piankhy, Piānkhi, Paiānkhi, Paānkhi
- Pharaoh.NomenHiero
- p-S34-i-i
- Pharaoh.Nomen
- Piy
- Pharaoh.Prenomen
- Usimare
- Pharaoh.PrenomenHiero
- ra-F12-mA-mAa:t
- Pharaoh.Golden
- Sasha-qenu
- Pharaoh.Nebty
- Mes-hemut
- Pharaoh.Horus
- Zematawy
- Pharaoh.Reign
- 744–714 BC
- Pharaoh.Predecessor
- Kashta
- Pharaoh.Successor
- Shebitku
- Pharaoh.Spouse
- Tabiry, Abar, Khensa, Peksater
- Pharaoh.Children
- ShebitkuTaharqaShepenupet IIQalhataArtyTabekenamunNaparayeTakahatenamunHarKhaliut
- Pharaoh.Dynasty
- 25th Dynasty
- Pharaoh.Father
- Kashta
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sudan
- Spouse
- Peksater
- Child
- Takahatenamun
- Father
- Kashta
- Mother
- Pebatjma
- Sibling
- Khensa
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- Stele Piye submission Mariette.jpg
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- Commons category
- Piye
- date of birth
- 0800-01-01
- date of death
- 0716-00-00
- time period
- Ancient Egypt
- replaces
- Kashta
- replaced by
- Shabaka
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Name
- Family
- Conquest of Egypt
- Length of reign
- Burial
- Footnotes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Piye (also interpreted as Pānkhi, Piankhy, Paiānkhi, Piānkhi, or Paānkhi) was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt during 744–714 BC. He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, modern-day Sudan.
==Name== Piye adopted two throne names: Usimare and Sneferre. He was passionate about the worship of the god Amun, like many kings of Nubia. He revitalized the moribund Great Temple of Amun at Jebel Barkal, which was first built under Thutmose III of the New Kingdom, employing numerous sculptors and stonemasons from Egypt. He was once thought to have also used the throne name 'Menkheperre' ("the Manifestation of Ra abides") but this praenomen has now been recognized as belonging to a local Theban king named Ini instead who was a contemporary of Piye.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piye” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.