Nepherites II
| Nepherites II | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nefaarud II | ||||||
| Pharaoh | ||||||
| Reign | Summer 380 BC | |||||
| Predecessor | Hakor | |||||
| Successor | Nectanebo I | |||||
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| Father | Hakor | |||||
| Died | 380 BC | |||||
| Dynasty | 29th Dynasty | |||||
Nepherites II or Nefaarud II was the last
Short reign
An "ineffectual" ruler,
King Hakor had already to face, towards the end of his reign, frequent riots likely inspired by Nectanebo.[3] Pharaoh Nectanebo I, who founded the Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt after overthrowing Nepherites II, reigned until his death in 360 BC and represented the third Delta family to assume the rule of the country in just two decades:[4] a signal that Egypt's last phase of independence under native rulers, begun with Amyrtaeus' coup in 404 BC against Persia, was particularly unstable. A quick reference to Nepherites II's fall can be found in a large limestone stela[5] Nectanebo I commissioned in Hermopolis:[4]
[...] the disaster of the king who came before [...]
— Nectanebo I, Hermopolis stela
The Greek historian Theopompus (c. 380–315 BC) links Nepherites II's end with the war led by King Evagoras I of Salamis on Cyprus against Persia.[3] In a desperate attempt to strengthen his own position, Nepherites II proclaimed himself Wehem Mesut, "Repetitor Of Births" (i.e. Founder of a new era), "like few other sovereigns of the past of very different stature", such as Amenemhat I and Seti I.[3][additional citation(s) needed]
His
References
- ^ "Ancient Egypt - Egypt from 1075 bce to the Macedonian invasion". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b Nepherites II
- ^ a b c d e Cimmino 2003, p. 390.
- ^ a b c Wilkinson 2011, p. 456.
- ISBN 0801486300.
Bibliography
- Cimmino, Franco (2003). Dizionario delle Dinastie Faraoniche. Milan: Bompiani. ISBN 978-8845255311.
- ISBN 978-0500050743.
- ISBN 978-1408810026.