Psamtik I

Psamtik I
Psamtik I
Psammetichus
	Bust of Psamtik I, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pharaoh
Reign	664–610 BC
Predecessor	Necho I
Successor	Necho II
Horus name
Horus name
	Aaib; "The strong-minded one"
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Nebty name
	Neba; "Possessor of a (strong) arm"
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Golden Horus
	Qenu; "The brave one"
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Praenomen
	Wahibre; "Constant [is the] Heart [of] Ra"
Nomen
	Psamtik; "The mixed-wine seller"
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Consort	Mehytenweskhet
Children	Necho II; Nitocris I;
Father	Necho I
Mother	Queen Istemabet
Died	610 BC
Dynasty	26th Dynasty

Wahibre Psamtik I (Ancient Egyptian: Wꜣḥ-jb-Rꜥ Psmṯk) was the first pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt, the Saite period, ruling from the city of Sais in the Nile delta between 664 and 610 BC. He was installed by Ashurbanipal of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, against the Kushite rulers of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, but later gained more autonomy as the Assyrian Empire declined.