Nepherites II.

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Names of Nepherites II.
Greek
for Manetho 		Nepherites

Nepherites II was the fourth and last ancient Egyptian king ( pharaoh ) of the 29th Dynasty (late period). Presumably he was the son and successor of Hakor (Achoris) and a grandson of Nepherites I.

He could only live for four months from June / July to September / October 379 BC. BC claim on the Egyptian throne and was then deposed by Nectanebos I , the founder of the 30th Dynasty . There are no monuments of Nepherites II, but he is listed in Manetho and the so-called Demotic Chronicle .

literature

  • Jürgen von Beckerath : Chronology of the pharaonic Egypt. von Zabern, Mainz 1997, ISBN 3-8053-2310-7 , pp. 83-84.
  • 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 One. The Near and Middle East. Volume 83). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2006, ISBN 978-90-04-11385-5 , pp. 265-283 ( online ).
  • Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 179.


predecessor Office successor
Hakor Pharaoh of Egypt
379 BC Chr. 		Nectanebo I.
personal data
SURNAME Nepherites II.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian Pharaoh (King) of the 29th Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 379 BC Chr.