Shabaka
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Neferkare Shabaka, or Shabako was the third Kushite pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who reigned from 705 to 690 BC. The Greek sources call him Sabakōn or, more likely, given current unde
Sphinx head of Shabaka, on display at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Portrait of Shabaqa
Donation stela of Shabaka. Shabaka appears standing to the right, with the cartouche designating him.
Shabaka
Piye
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Piye was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt during 744–714 BC. He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, modern-day Sudan.
Drawing of the upper part of the Stele of Piye. The lunette on the top depicts Piye being tributed by various Lower Egypt rulers, and the text describes his successful invasion of Egypt. While the stele itself dates back to Piye's reign in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, it also describes events from the Twenty-third Dynasty.
Image of Shepenupet II, "Divine adoratrice of Amón" and daughter of Piye
Ruins of the Temple of Gebel Barkal
Detail of a drawing of the Victory stele: Piye (left, partially erased) is tributed by four Nile Delta rulers: Nimlot standing, and kneeling from left to right, Osorkon (IV), Iuput (II) and Peftjauawybast.