He was likely installed as governor of the town during the coregency of pharaohOsorkon III and his son Takelot III, in 754 BCE. Some time after the death of Osorkon III, Peftjauawybast proclaimed himself king, adopting a royal titulary and starting to date monuments since his "coronation", which should have occurred in around 749 BCE. It is possible that Takelot III permitted this behavior in exchange of his nominal loyalty. Peftjauawybast also married the princess Irbastudjanefu, a daughter of Rudamun, himself brother and successor of Takelot III, thus binding himself to the 23rd Dynasty.[1]: 318–9 By Irbastudjanefu he had a daughter Sopdetemhaawt [3]
For this ruler two donation steles are known,[4] both dated to his Year 10 (the highest ruling year known for him, although his presence on the Victory stele of Piye allows researchers to further expand his reign length), around 740 BCE. The steles mention another wife, queen Tasheritenese, and a daughter, Iruatj, who was a Singer in the Interior of (the Domain of) Amun. Peftjauawybast is also attested on a golden statuette of the god Heryshaf, found in Herakleopolis,[1]: 318–9 and also depicted on a bronze kneeling statuette now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (inv.no. 1977.16).[2]
Detail of the 'Victory stele': Peftjauawybast is the far right kneeling king.
At the time of Piye's campaign of conquest (729 BCE), Middle and Lower Egypt were contended by two factions: Piye and his allies/vassals, and the coalition led by prince Tefnakht, the future founder of the 24th Dynasty. Since Peftjauawybast was faithful to the Kushite king,[1]: 198 Tefnakht's troops besieged Herakleopolis. Piye, however, was already marching to Lower Egypt and after capturing Hermopolis he came to help his vassal, who joyfully welcomed him.[1]: 325
His succession is obscure, since we have no records until the installation of Pediese as governor of Herakleopolis in the early 26th Dynasty, several decades later.[1]: 108
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^Alan B. Lloyd (ed), A companion of Ancient Egypt, vol. 1, Wiley-Blackwell 2010, p. 135.
Further reading
Robert Morkot and Peter James, Peftjauawybast, King of Nen-Nesut: Genealogy, Art History, and the Chronology of Late Libyan Egypt, in: Antiguo Oriente 7 (2009), 13–55.
January 15, 2023
peftjauawybast, peftjaubast, ancient, egyptian, ruler, king, herakleopolis, magna, during, 25th, dynasty, peftjaubastgolden, statuette, heryshaf, with, name, from, herakleopolis, king, herakleopolis, magnareignc, predecessortakelot, ruler, herakleopolis, succe. Peftjauawybast 2 1 318 9 or Peftjaubast was an ancient Egyptian ruler king of Herakleopolis Magna during the 25th Dynasty PeftjauawybastPeftjaubastGolden statuette of Heryshaf with the name of Peftjauawybast from Herakleopolis King of Herakleopolis MagnaReignc 754 c 720 BCE 1 Tab 16B PredecessorTakelot III as ruler of Herakleopolis 1 Tab 16B SuccessorPediese not directly Royal titularyConsortIrbastudjanefu TasheriteneseChildrendaughters Sopdetemhaawt and IruatjBiography EditHe was likely installed as governor of the town during the coregency of pharaoh Osorkon III and his son Takelot III in 754 BCE Some time after the death of Osorkon III Peftjauawybast proclaimed himself king adopting a royal titulary and starting to date monuments since his coronation which should have occurred in around 749 BCE It is possible that Takelot III permitted this behavior in exchange of his nominal loyalty Peftjauawybast also married the princess Irbastudjanefu a daughter of Rudamun himself brother and successor of Takelot III thus binding himself to the 23rd Dynasty 1 318 9 By Irbastudjanefu he had a daughter Sopdetemhaawt 3 For this ruler two donation steles are known 4 both dated to his Year 10 the highest ruling year known for him although his presence on the Victory stele of Piye allows researchers to further expand his reign length around 740 BCE The steles mention another wife queen Tasheritenese and a daughter Iruatj who was a Singer in the Interior of the Domain of Amun Peftjauawybast is also attested on a golden statuette of the god Heryshaf found in Herakleopolis 1 318 9 and also depicted on a bronze kneeling statuette now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts inv no 1977 16 2 Detail of the Victory stele Peftjauawybast is the far right kneeling king At the time of Piye s campaign of conquest 729 BCE Middle and Lower Egypt were contended by two factions Piye and his allies vassals and the coalition led by prince Tefnakht the future founder of the 24th Dynasty Since Peftjauawybast was faithful to the Kushite king 1 198 Tefnakht s troops besieged Herakleopolis Piye however was already marching to Lower Egypt and after capturing Hermopolis he came to help his vassal who joyfully welcomed him 1 325 Peftjauawybast appears on Piye s Victory stele unearthed at Jebel Barkal where he is depicted as one of the four kings submitted by the Kushite conqueror the other were Osorkon IV of Tanis Iuput II of Leontopolis and Nimlot of Hermopolis 5 His succession is obscure since we have no records until the installation of Pediese as governor of Herakleopolis in the early 26th Dynasty several decades later 1 108 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peftjauawybast References Edit a b c d e f g h Kitchen Kenneth A 1996 The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt 1100 650 BC Warminster Aris amp Phillips Limited p 608 ISBN 0 85668 298 5 a b Kneeling statuette of King Peftjauawybast Museum of Fine Arts Boston Raphaele Meffre UNE PRINCESSE HERACLEOPOLITAINE DE L EPOQUE LIBYENNE SOPDET EM HAAOUT Revue d egyptologie Peeters Publishers 2009 60 pp 215 221 Cairo JE 45948 TN 11 9 21 4 Alan B Lloyd ed A companion of Ancient Egypt vol 1 Wiley Blackwell 2010 p 135 Further reading EditRobert Morkot and Peter James Peftjauawybast King of Nen Nesut Genealogy Art History and the Chronology of Late Libyan Egypt in Antiguo Oriente 7 2009 13 55 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peftjauawybast amp oldid 1131747596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
