Namilt (III.)

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Namilt (III.) In hieroglyphics
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Namilt (III.) Was around 754 to 725 BC. BC ( Kitchen ), ruler of central Egyptian Hermopolis during the 25th Dynasty ( Third Intermediate Period ) and bore the title " King ".

His wife was a Nestanetmeh and his father probably Osorkon III.

Campaign of the Pije

According to a report by the Kushitic ruler Pije , Namilt (III) is said to have defected during the war on Tefnacht , which Dieter Kessler, however, doubts; he thinks it is more likely that Namilt was an ally of Tefnacht from the start. Namilt is said to have conquered the hinterland of Herakleopolis , whereby the fortress Neferusi was destroyed. After the departure of the Tefnacht he takes over the command of the siege troops of Herakleopolis. But after a defeat at Per-Pega and two more skirmishes, the tide turns and Namilt has to flee to his residence Hermopolis, which is now besieged by Pijes' troops. A short time later the city surrenders and Namilt submits to Pije.

supporting documents

Namilt is attested on the victory stele of the Pije, where he bears the title “ King ” as well as the Chepresch crown with the Uraeus snake . In the gable of the stele he is depicted as the most important of all submitting princes with a horse as a gift and his wife.

See also

literature

  • Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs . Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 165 .
  • Kenneth Anderson Kitchen: The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt: (1100-650 BC) . Aris & Phillips, 1996, ISBN 0-85668-298-5 , pp. 78, 84, 108, 187, 313, 319, 325 and the like. 327 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kenneth Anderson Kitchen: The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt: (1100 - 650 BC) . Aris & Phillips, 1996.
personal data
SURNAME Namilt (III.)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Namilt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ruler of Hermopolis
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 8th century BC Chr.