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Psamtik I
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first egyptian pharaoh of the 26th dynasty
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Psamtik I was a male statesperson and pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He was a member of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt and lived during the Late Period of ancient Egypt. He was educated at the Assyrian Empire and spoke Egyptian. His spouse was Mehytenweskhet.
He was the son of Necho I and the father of Nitocris I and Necho II. Psamtik I succeeded his father, Necho I, as pharaoh and was succeeded by his son, Necho II. He was born in 700 BCE and died in 610 BCE. His life and role are described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Key facts
- Reign
- 664–610 BCE
- Predecessor
- Necho I
- Successor
- Necho II
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Egypt
- Place of death
- Tahpanhes
- Spouse
- Mehytenweskhet
- Child
- Necho II
- Father
- Necho I
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Educated at
- Assyrian Empire
- Languages spoken
- Egyptian
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- Psammetique Ier T Pabasa.jpg
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- Commons category
- Psammetichus I
- date of death
- 0610-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- replaces
- Necho I
- replaced by
- Necho II
- time period
- Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- date of birth
- 0700-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Nebty name
Golden Horus
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Psamtik I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.