Shabaka
Preceded by: Piye	Pharaoh of Egypt 25th Dynasty	Succeeded by: Shebitku
Donation stela of Shabaka, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reign	721 – 707/706 BC
Praenomen	Neferkare Beautiful is the Soul of Re
Nomen	Shabaka[1]
Horus name	Sebeqtawy
Nebty name	Sebeqtawy
Golden Horus	Sebeqtawy
Died	707/706 BC
Burial	el-Kurru
Major Monuments	Shabaka Stone

Shabaka (or Shabaka Neferkare, 'Beautiful is the Soul of Re') was a Kushite pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt, between (721 BC – 707/706 BC). He succeeded his brother Piye on the throne. Shabaka's reign been dated from 716 BC to 702 BC by Kenneth Kitchen. However, new evidence appears to indicate that Shabaka died around 707 or 706 BC because Sargon II (722-705 BC) of Assyria states in an inscription at Tang-i Var (in Northwest Iran) that it was Shebitku, Shabaka's successor, who extradited Iamanni of Ashdod to him as king of Egypt.^[2] This view has been accepted by many Egyptologists today such as Aidan Dodson,^[3] Rolf Krauss, David Aston, and Karl Jansen-Winkeln among others because there is no concrete evidence for coregencies or internal political/regional divisions in the Nubian kingdom during the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. All contemporary records suggest that the Nubian Pharaohs ruled Egypt with only a single king on the throne, while Taharqa states explicitly on one of his Kawa stelas that he assumed power only after the death of his uncle, Shebitku. Piye, whose name was once transliterated as Py(ankh)i. ... Pharaoh was the ancient Egyptian name for the office of kingship. ... The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of ancient Egypt originated in Kush at the city-state of Napata, whence they invaded and took control of Egypt under Piye (spelled Piankhi in older works). ... Shebitku donation stela, depicting the pharaoh making an offering to Horus of Phabaitos. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 386 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (715 × 1110 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 386 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (715 × 1110 pixel, file size: 1. ... 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The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt. ... The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt. ... The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt. ... The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt. ... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC - 700s BC - 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC Events and Trends 708 BC - Spartan immigrants found Taras (Tarentum, the modern Taranto) colony in southern Italy. ... The Shabaka Stone is a relic from the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. ... For other uses, see Ra (disambiguation). ... For the son of Rama and Sita from Indian epic of Ramayana, go to Kush (hindu). ... Pharaoh was the ancient Egyptian name for the office of kingship. ... The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of ancient Egypt originated in Kush at the city-state of Napata, whence they invaded and took control of Egypt under Piye (spelled Piankhi in older works). ... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC - 720s BC - 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC Events and Trends 728 BC - Piye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis and receives the submission of the rulers... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC - 700s BC - 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC Events and trends 708 BC - Spartan immigrants found Taras (Tarentum, the modern Taranto) colony in southern Italy. ... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC - 700s BC - 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC Events and trends 708 BC - Spartan immigrants found Taras (Tarentum, the modern Taranto) colony in southern Italy. ... Piye, whose name was once transliterated as Py(ankh)i. ... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC - 710s BC - 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC Events and Trends Judah, Tyre and Sidon revolt against Assyria 719 BC - Zhou Huan Wang of the... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC - 700s BC - 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC Events and Trends 708 BC - Spartan immigrants found Taras (Tarentum, the modern Taranto) colony in southern Italy. ... Emeritus Professor Kenneth A. Kitchen (University of Liverpool publicity photograph, 2006). ... 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Shabaka's reign is significant because he consolidated the Nubian Kingdom's control over all of Egypt from Nubia down to the Delta region. It also saw an enormous amount of building work undertaken throughout Egypt, especially at the city of Thebes. Shabaka succeeded in preserving Egypt's independence from outside foreign powers especially the Assyrian empire under Sargon II. The most famous relic from Shabaka's reign is the Shabaka stone which records several Old Kingdom documents that the king ordered preserved.^[4] Despite being relative newcomers to Egypt, Shabaka and his family were immensely interested in Egypt's past and the art of the period reflects their tastes which harked back to earlier periods. Shabaka would grant refuge to king Iamanni of Ashdod after the latter fled to Egypt following the brutal suppression of his revolt by Assyria in 712 BC. Thebes Thebes (, Thēbai) is the Greek designation of the ancient Egyptian niwt (The) City and niwt-rst (The) Southern City. It is located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile (). Thebes was the capital of Waset, the fourth Upper Egyptian nome... For other uses, see Assyria (disambiguation). ... Sargon II (right), king of Assyria (r. ... The Shabaka Stone is a relic from the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. ... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC - 710s BC - 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC Events and Trends Judah, Tyre and Sidon revolt against Assyria 719 BC - Zhou Huan Wang of the...

Shabaka is assumed to have died in his 15th regnal year based on BM cube statue 24429, which is dated to Year 15, II Shemu day 11 of Shabaka's reign.^[5] He was buried in a pyramid at el-Kurru and was succeeded by his nephew Shebitku, Piye's son, following the Kushite tradition of succession from brother to brother, to son of the first brother. Regnal year: the year of the reign of a sovereign. ... For other meanings, see pyramid (disambiguation). ... Shebitku donation stela, depicting the pharaoh making an offering to Horus of Phabaitos. ...

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