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Origin of the name PSAMETIK.
Etymology of the
name PSAMETIK.
Meaning of the baby name PSAMETIK.
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PSAMETIK. Psametik
I., the son of Necho I., and petty king of Sais. He, incited it
is supposed by the Egyptian priests, took measures to consult an oracle to
induce the other kings of the Dodecarchy to acknowledge him as king.
This they refusing to do he had to fly into exile, but after a few years
returned with a large body of Greek mercenaries, chiefly Lydians, sent by
king Gyges, he invaded the Delta, encountered the Assyrian troops at
Momemphis or Menouf, defeated and drove them permanently out of Egypt,
thus terminating at once the Assyrian suzerainty and the duration of the
Egyptian Dodecarchy. In return he settled his allies the Greeks in
various cities of the Delta, and permitted them to be governed by their
own laws, an action which caused 200,000 of his Egyptian subjects to quit
Egypt, and seek a new country in Ethiopia. He married the princess
Shepenaput, the daughter of Piankhi II., and rebuilt most of the temples
of Egypt, and especially enlarged the temple of Pthah at Memphis, and the
Serapeum. He then attempted to conquer Syria, but was detained at
the siege of Ashdod twenty-nine years. Psametik was the first
monarch who made the study of Greek imperative in Egypt. The last
revision and collation of the great Ritual of the Dead took place in his
reign. He reigned more than fifty-two years, and was succeeded by
his son Necho II.
Psametik II., the son of Psametik I. He
claimed the throne of Ethiopia in addition to that of Egypt, and to
establish a right to his desire married his aunt, the princess Neit-aker,
daughter of Queen Shapenap, and granddaughter of Queen Amen-irit-is.
He reigned six years, during which he conquered Ethiopia. He was the
Psammis of the Greeks. He was succeeded by his son Uahprahet, the
Hophra of Hebrew history.
Psametik III., the son and successor of Aahmes
or Amasis II. He ascended the throne at the advent of the Persian
invasion, which he was powerless to avert. At the very first battle
the Greeks were led into Egypt by Phanes, the commander of his own Greek
body guard, who had revolted to Cambyses. In the engagement the
Persian king placed in front of his army all the animals which were held
sacred by the Egyptians, who were thus afraid to discharge their arrows,
lest they conducted themselves impiously. The result was an easy
victory of the Persians, who then besieged Memphis, the capital, where
they put to death the son of Psametik and 2000 of the principal
Egyptians. The life of the king of Egypt was spared for a short
time, but being accused of taking part in a conspiracy against Cambyses,
he was put to death by being compelled to drink bull's blood. With
Psametik III. ended the XXVIth dynasty and the Archaic history of
Egypt. He reigned only six months, and was the Psammenitus of the
Greeks.
Psametik, a prophet of Pthah, of Nofre-atum, and
of the gods of the white temple (Memphis). He was the son of the
lady Ankh-hi.
Psametik, a prophet and "Overseer of the
Mountains of Ra." He was the son of a functionary of the palace
of the same god, who bore the name of Sheshonk.
Psametik, a sacred scribe, the father of
Neb-ankh, which see.
Psametik, a priest or prophet of Amen Ra.
His father's name was Pe-te-khons, and the period when he lived is
uncertain.
Psametik, a prince of the the blood royal of
Panki, an obscure king of the XXIVth dynasty.
Psametik, a son of Aahmes, a king of the XXVIth
(?) dynasty.
Psametik, a royal chancellor in the XXVIth
dynasty. He was the son of Zet-pthah-auf-ankh and the lady
Ise-kheb-au.
(An Archaic Dictionary, Cooper, 1876).
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