Muthis
Names of Muthis | |
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Greek for Manetho |
Muthis, Mutis |
Muthis ( Greek also Mutis ) was the second ancient Egyptian pharaoh (king) of the 29th dynasty , who as the son of Nepherites I probably around 393–392 BC. Ruled. There are also presumptions that during the year 393 B.C. BC is said to have been in power at the same time as the usurper Psammuthis , until the accession of Hakor ended the battles for the succession to the throne.
There are no known titulatures or contemporary evidence such as monuments to his reign. Manetho set a year-long reign for Muthis. In the demotic chronicle Muthis is listed without naming as " son of Nepherites I " and the predecessor of Psammuthis :
“The second ruler who appeared after the Medes: Since he (Nepherites I) did what he did conscientiously, his son was allowed to follow ... The third ruler who came after the Medes (Persians), the was given, that is: since he disobeyed the law, he was replaced during his lifetime. "
See also
literature
- Leo Depuydt : Saite and Persian Egypt, 664 BC-332 BC (Dyns. 26-31, Psammetichus I to Alexander's Conquest of Egypt). In: Erik Hornung , Rolf Krauss, David A. Warburton (eds.): Ancient Egyptian Chronology (= Handbook of Oriental studies . Section 1: The Near and Middle East. Volume 83). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2006, ISBN 978-90-04-11385-5 , pp. 265-283 ( online ).
- Friedhelm Hoffmann , Joachim Friedrich Quack : Anthology of demotic literature (= introductions and source texts on Egyptology. Volume 4). LIT, Berlin 2007, ISBN 3-8258-0762-2 .
- Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 163.
- Claude Traunecker : Essai sur l'histoire de la XXIXe dynastie. In: Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie Orientale. (BIFAO) Vol. 79, 1979, pp. 405f. and 424f ( PDF file ).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Nepherites I. |
Pharaoh of Egypt 393–392 BC Chr. |
Psammuthis |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Muthis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mutis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 2nd Pharaoh of the 29th Dynasty |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 392 BC Chr. |