Psammus
According to Herodotus and Kenneth A. Kitchen, Psammus was the 3rd pharaoh of the 23rd dynasty after Osorkon IV. His reign is around 722 / 30–712 BC. BC.
Other names of this pharaoh are Psametich (after Herodotus) or Psammis . According to Psammus, after Africanus , there could have been another pharaoh named Zet ( Setnacht = Zet = Sethoos ?) In this 23rd dynasty .
Overall, little is known about this pharaoh. He became Pharaoh as a child, died before growing up and is said to have ruled Tanis . Only one trip to what is now Ethiopia is reported from his short reign .
See also
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- Herodotus : histories . - Düsseldorf: Artemis-und-Winkler, 2004. - ISBN 3-7608-4111-2
literature
- Kenneth A. Kitchen : The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt. (1100-650 BC) Aris & Philips, Warminster 1996, ISBN 0-85668-298-5
- Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs; The ancient Egyptian kings from the early days to Roman rule. Albatross-Verl., Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Psammus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pharaoh |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century BC Chr. |