Relief depicting Psamtik III from a chapel in Karnak
Pharaoh
Reign
526–525 BC
Predecessor
Amasis II
Successor
Cambyses II, Second Ruler of Persia
Royal titulary
Prenomen (Praenomen)
Ankhkaenre
Nomen
Psamtik
Children
Amasis
Died
525 BC
Dynasty
26th dynasty
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. Most of what is known about his reign and life was documented by the Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th century BC. Herodotus states that Psamtik had ruled Egypt for only six months before he was confronted by a Persian invasion of his country led by King Cambyses II of Persia.[2] Psamtik was subsequently defeated at the Battle of Pelusium, and fled to Memphis where he was captured. The deposed pharaoh was carried off to Susa in chains, and later committed suicide.
^Ray, J. D. (1990). "The names Psammetichus and Takheta". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 76: 196–199. doi:10.2307/3822031. JSTOR 3822031. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^The New Encyclopædia Britannica: Micropædia, Vol.9 15th edition, 2003. p.756
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