Piye
★Also known as: Piankhi, Piankhy
Nubian king who conquered Egypt and founded the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, known as the Nubian (Kushite) Dynasty.
Reign
752 BC–721 BC
752 BC – 721 BC
Dynasty
Twenty-fifth Dynasty
Period
Late Period
c. 664 BC – 332 BC
Alternate Names
PiankhiPiankhy
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
Prenomen (Throne Name)
wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ"Powerful Is the Truth of Ra"
Nomen (Birth Name)
pjy"Piye"
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