Ruler
Piye
King of Kush, conqueror of Egypt
c. 747 – 716 BCE
Approximate regnal dates after Shaw (2000); other authorities differ.
Biography
A king from Napata in Nubia. He marched north against a coalition of Delta rulers led by Tefnakht of Sais and recorded his victory on a large stela set up in the temple of Amun at Gebel Barkal.
Key facts
Certainty: Established
Piye’s victory stela, dated to his 21st year, tells of his campaign in Egypt and his capture of Memphis.
- Robert K. Ritner (2009) “The Libyan Anarchy: Inscriptions from Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period” Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta
- Wikipedia “Stele of Piye — Wikipedia” en.wikipedia.org