Psammetichus III

Portrait of a pharaoh of the Saite dynasty (Allard Piersonmuseum, Amsterdam)

Psammetichus III: pharaoh of the Saite dynasty, ruler of Egypt from 526 to 525.

Egyptian names: Anchkaenra Psamtik III

Successor of: Amasis

Relatives:

father: Amasis
mother: Takheta
wife: ?

son: Amasis? (Herodotos, Histories, 4.167)

Main deeds:

December 526: Accession; he inherits a war against the Persians
May/June 525: Defeated near the Pelusiac branch of the Nile; Memphis is captured; the Achaemenian king Cambyses is recognized as king
c.523: Psammetichus revolts, is captured, and executed

Succeeded by: Cambyses

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