Necho I.
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Mn-ḫpr-Rˁ Abiding / constant is the appearance (sform) of the Re |
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Nk3w / commercial vehicles |
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Necho I. ( Ancient Egyptian Nekau, Neku ; Assyrian Nikku, m Ni-ik-ku-u ; † 664 BC ) was born in 671 BC. BC by the Assyrian King Asarhaddon during his second Egyptian campaign as Assyrian governor and pharaoh (king) of Sais and Memphis . Asarhaddon's successor Ashurbanipal confirmed him again in 667 BC. Chr. As governor and Pharaoh.
Shortly after his confirmation, Necho took part as a leader in an anti-Assyrian uprising by several Nile Delta princes . The rebellion was put down, however, and Necho was brought to Nineveh to Assurbanipal, who then pardoned him and rehabilitated him as king in Sais. 664 BC He died in the battle against Tanotamun during the conquest of the Nile Delta. After his death, the other princes of the Nile Delta submitted to the Upper Egyptian Pharaoh Tanotamun.
See also
literature
- Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 169.
- Michael Peter Streck : Nikku In: Dietz-Otto Edzard u. a .: Real Lexicon of Assyriology and Near Eastern Archeology , Volume 9 . de Gruyter, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-11-017296-8 , pp. 316-317.
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| Nechepsos |
Pharaoh of Egypt 671–664 BC Chr. |
Tanotamun |
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| SURNAME | Necho I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neku; Nekau; Nikku |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pharaoh and Assyrian governor in Egypt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 664 BC Chr. |