Piye
Also known as: Piankhi, Piankhy, Pije, Pianchy |
Dynasty XXV |
Piye was king of the Kingdom of Kush but also ruled Upper Egypt which had been peacefully integrated as Egypt itself was in full decline and torn by power struggles among local petty rulers. He slowly expanded north and conquered towns one by one until Memphis was captured.
Reign of Piye |
AE Chronology | 753–723 |
von Beckerath | 746–713 |
Shaw | 747–716 |
Dodson | 752–717 |
Arnold | 747–716 |
Grimal | 747–716 |
Redford | 735–712 |
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
Horus name
Ka nakht kha em Nepet
kꜢ-nḫt ḫꜤi-m-npt
The strong bull who has appeared in Napata
E1:D40-xa:a-m-n:p-mw-O39:O49
Piye stela No. 26 from Gebel Barkal
Reisner, Inscribed Monuments from Gebel Barkal, ZÄS 66 (1931): 90
Horus name variant A
Sehotep tawy fy
sḥtp-tꜢwi.fi
The one who has satisfied his Two Lands
s-Htp:t*p-N17:N17:f
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), V, 14h
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:H1
Horus name variant B
Ka tawy fy
kꜢ-tꜢwi.fi
The bull of his Two Lands
E1-N17:N17:f
Obelisk fragment Khartoum 462
Fontes historiae Nubiorum, I, 54
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, VII, 192
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:H2
Horus name variant C
Ka nakht kha em Waset
kꜢ-nḫt ḫꜤi-m-wꜢst
The strong bull who has appeared in Thebes
E1:D40-xa-m-R19-t:O49
Obelisk fragment Khartoum 462
Fontes historiae Nubiorum, I, 54
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, VII, 192
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:H3
Nebty name
Heqa Kemet
ḥḳꜢ-kmt
Ruler of Egypt
HqA-q:I6-m-t:O49
Obelisk fragment Khartoum 462
Fontes historiae Nubiorum, I, 54
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, VII, 192
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:N
Nebty name variant A
Wah nesyt mi Ra em pet
wꜢḥ-nsyt mi-rꜤ-m-pt
Enduring of kingship like Ra in heaven
V29-sw-t-i-i-mi-m&ra-p*t:pt
Piye stela No. 26 from Gebel Barkal
Reisner, Inscribed Monuments from Gebel Barkal, ZÄS 66 (1931): 90
Golden Horus name
Djeser khau, sekhem pehty, ankh her-neb en maef mi akhty
ḏsr-ḫꜤw sḫm-pḥty Ꜥnḫ ḥr-nb n mꜢ.f mi Ꜣḫty
Sacred of appearances, powerful and strong...
Dsr:xa-sxm-F9-F9-anx-D2:nb-A1-n:U3:f-mi-Axt:t-A41
Piye stela No. 26 from Gebel Barkal
Reisner, Inscribed Monuments from Gebel Barkal, ZÄS 66 (1931): 90
Throne name
User maat Ra
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ
The strong one belonging to the Maat of Ra
ra-wsr-U1-Aa11:a:t#12
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), V, 14a
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:T1
Throne name variant A
User maat Ra
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ
The strong one belonging to the Maat of Ra
ra-wsr-mAa:t
Pierret, Recueil d'inscriptions inédites du Musée égyptien du Louvre, I, 45 (C 187)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:T2
Throne name variant B
Snefer Ra
snfr-rꜤ
The one whom Ra made perfect
ra-s-nfr-f:r
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), V, 14L
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:T3
Birth name
Pierret, Recueil d'inscriptions inédites du Musée égyptien du Louvre, I, 45 (C 187)
Formerly transliterated as Piankhy.
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:E1
Birth name variant A
Lefebvre, Le grand prêtre d’Amon, Harmakhis, et deux reines de la XXVe dynastie, ASAE 25 (1925): 29
Formerly transliterated as Piankhy.
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:E2
Birth name variant B
Piye mery Amun
piy mri-imn
Piye, beloved of Amun
i-mn:n:N36-p-anx-i-i
Triumph stela of Piye (Cairo Museum JE 48862, 47086-47089)
Formerly transliterated as Piankhy.
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:E3
Bibliography
Beckerath, J. Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 206–207
Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 20 (1915): 2–4, 24–28
Leprohon, R. J. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 160–162