Psammetich IV.

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Psammetich IV was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh (king) who ruled Egypt during the 27th Dynasty ( Late Period ) in the last years of Darius I's reign.

supporting documents

Herodotus reports that Egypt was founded around 486 BC. In the last years of Darius I's reign, he became apostate. Only Xerxes I managed to regain control of Egypt. In fact, some demotic documents from Diospolis Parva are dated after a certain Psammetich, who apparently followed Darius I.

literature

  • Eugène Cruz-Uribe: On the Existence of Psammetichus IV . In: Serapis. American Journal of Egyptology 5 (1980), pp. 35-39.
  • 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 ).
  • Pieter Willem Pestman: The Diospolis Parva Documents. Chronological Problems concerning Psammetichus III and IV . In: Heinz-Josef Thissen, Karl-Theodor Zauzich (ed.): Grammata Demotika. Festschrift for Erich Lüddeckens on June 15, 1983 . 1984, pp. 145-155.
  • Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , pp. 202-203.
  • Anthony Spalinger: Psammetichus IV. In: Lexikon der Ägyptologie 4 (1982), pp. 1173-1175.
  • Sven P. Vleeming: The Gooseherds of Hou (Pap. Hou). A Dossier relating to Various Agricultural Affairs from Provincial Egypt of the Early Fifth Century BC Leuven 1991 (Studia Demotica 3), pp. 3-4.


predecessor Office successor
Darius I. Pharaoh of Egypt
27th Dynasty 		Xerxes I.
personal data
SURNAME Psammetich IV.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian Pharaoh
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 5th century BC Chr.