Ancient Egyptian ruler of the city of Sais, father of Psammetich I
Necho I
Horus statuette bearing the cartouches of Necho I. London, Petrie Museum.[1]
Pharaoh
Reign
672–664 BCE
Predecessor
Nekauba or Tefnakht II[2]
Successor
Psamtik I
Royal titulary
Prenomen (Praenomen)
Menkheperre Mn-ḫpr-Rˁ [3] Enduring is the apparition of Ra
Nomen
Nekau[1] N-kꜣ-w (𓈖𓂓𓅱) [3]
Consort
Istemabet[4]
Children
Psamtik I, possibly Ta-khered-en-ta-ihet-[weret] and Meresamun
Father
Tefnakht II[5]
Died
664 BCE
Dynasty
26th Dynasty
Menkheperre Necho I (Egyptian: Nekau,[1] Greek: Νεχώς Α' or Νεχώ Α', Akkadian: Nikuu[6] or Nikû[7]) (? – 664 BCE near Memphis) was a ruler of the ancient Egyptian city of Sais. He was the first securely attested local Saite king of the 26th Dynasty of Egypt who reigned for 8 years (672–664 BCE) according to Manetho's Aegyptiaca. Egypt was reunified by his son Psamtik I.
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