Psammuthes

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Psammuthes
Relief bearing the name of Psammuthis, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Relief bearing the name of Psammuthis, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pharaoh of Egypt
Reign 393 BC,  29th Dynasty
Predecessor Nepherites I
Successor Hakor
Died 393 BC

Psammuthes was an Egyptian Pharaoh of the Twenty-ninth dynasty during 393 BC. Upon the death of Nepherites I, two rival factions fought for the throne: one supported Muthis son of Nefaarud, and the other supported an usurper named Psammuthes.[1] Both men were, however, overcome by an unrelated man named Hakor.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Peter Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, Thames and Hudson Ltd. 1994 p.203
  2. ^ Clayton, op. cit., p.203
Preceded by
Nepherites I
Pharaoh of Egypt
Twenty-Ninth Dynasty
Succeeded by
Hakor