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Amasis II was a male statesperson and pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He belonged to the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt and held the noble title of pharaoh during the Late Period of ancient Egypt. His reign is associated with the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, and he is described in sources including Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Pauly–Wissowa.
Born in 610 BCE, Amasis II died in 526 BCE. He was buried at Sais. His spouses included Nakhtubasterau, Tentkheta, and Ladice. He had two children, Nitokris II and Psamtik III. Amasis II spoke, wrote, or signed in the Egyptian language.
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Key facts
- Reign
- 570–526 BCE
- Predecessor
- Apries
- Successor
- Psamtik III
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Egypt
- Spouse
- Ladice
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Languages spoken
- Egyptian
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- Farao Amasis.JPG
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- Commons category
- Amasis II
- date of death
- 0526-01-01
- date of birth
- 0610-00-00
- place of burial
- Sais
- name in hiero markup
- s-mn:n-U1-mAa:t
- P8168
- PotPlayer
- time period
- Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
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Encyclopedic overview
Nebty name
Golden Horus
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