Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt | |||||||||
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398 BC–380 BC | |||||||||
Nefaarud II | 380 BC | ||||||||
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The Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XXIX, alternatively 29th Dynasty or Dynasty 29) is usually classified as the fourth Dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian Late Period. It was founded after the overthrow of Amyrtaeus, the only Pharaoh of the 28th Dynasty, by Nefaarud I in 398 BC, and disestablished upon the overthrow of Nefaarud II in 380 BC.
History
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XXXIII | 305–30 |
Nefaarud I founded the 29th Dynasty (according to an account preserved in a papyrus in the Brooklyn Museum) by defeating Amyrtaeus in open battle, and later putting him to death at Memphis. Nefaarud then made Mendes his capital.
On Nefaarud's death, two rival factions fought for the throne: one behind his son Muthis, and the other supporting a usurper Psammuthes; although Psammuthes was successful, he only managed to reign for a year.
Psammuthes was overthrown by
Pharaohs of the 29th Dynasty
Name of Pharaoh | Image | Reign | Prenomen (Throne name) | Horus-name | Comments |
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Nefaarud I
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398–393 BC | Baenre | Aaib | Defeated Amyrtaeus in open battle and had him executed | |
Psammuthes | 393 BC | Userra-setepenptah | Aapehtymarsepu | Reigned for only a year. Overthrown by Hakor. | |
Hakor (Achoris) | 393–380BC | Khnummaatre | Aaibmerytawy | Overthrew his predecessor Psammuthes. Father of Nefaarud II. | |
Nefaarud II
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380 BC | (unknown) | (unknown) | Was deposed and likely killed by Nectanebo I after ruling for only 4 months. |
Timeline of the 29th Dynasty
References
- Clarysse, Willy (1974), "Nephorites, Founder of the 29th Dynasty and His Name", Chronique d'Égypte: Bulletin Périodique de la Fondation égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 69: 215–217.
- Lloyd, Alan Brian (2000), "The Late Period (664–332 BC)", in Shaw, Ian (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 369–394, ISBN 0-8109-1020-9.
- ISBN 0-8014-8630-0. Translated by David Lorton.
- JSTOR 3821486.
- Traunecker, Claude (1979), "Essai sur l'histoire de la XXIXe dynastie" (PDF), Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, 79: 395–436, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-23.