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King Piye

King Piye was the ancient Kushite King and founder of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt from 744 - 714 BC. He was passionate about worship of the god Amun, like many kings of Nubia. He restored the Great Temple of Amun at Jebel Barkal, which was first built under Thutmose III of the New Kingdom.

Piye was known to have three to four wives. Abar was the mother of his successor Taharqa and a daughter Princess Muturdis, who became the Chief Prophet of Hathor and Mut in Thebes according to Morkot though thought to be the daughter of a local ruler.


Piye is remembered for carrying the conquest of Egypt to the Nile Delta, responding to the squabble from the combination of the powerful dynasts from the North.
 
In the past Kushite rulers presented themselves as pharaohs that could return Egypt to it's former glory by restoring monuments in Egypt and Nubia.

Piye's tomb was located next to the largest Pyramid at el-Kurru near Jebel Barkal in what is now Northern Sudan. He was the first pharaoh to receive a special entombment.
 

Cites: 
"Piye". Piye. 25 August 2023
Retrievend from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piye

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