Inaros I of Athribis ('' fl.'' c. 665 BC) was an ancient Egyptian prince who rebelled against the Assyrians during their short-lived occupation of Egypt. His struggle against the Assyrians gave rise to a whole cycle of stories, known as ''

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'', the latest of which date to the 2nd century AD, about 750 years after his death. Little is known about the historical events surrounding his rebellion, apart from the fact that he came from a prominent family. He was a son of prince Bokennife of

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, who is mentioned in the annals of the Assyrian king

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, and his grandfather was prince Petese of Athribis, who is mentioned on the Triumphal Stele of the

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ite king

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. Both his father and grandfather were

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after their deaths. Inaros I is often confused in both ancient and modern literature with his namesake

Inaros II Inaros (II), also known as Inarus, (fl. ca. 460 BC) was an Egyptian rebel ruler who was the son of an Egyptian prince named Psamtik, presumably of the old Saite line, and grandson of Psamtik III. In 460 BC, he revolted against the Persians with ...

, who rebelled against the

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about 200 years later.

References

* Ryholt, K. ‘The Assyrian Invasion of Egypt in Egyptian Literary Tradition’, Assyria and Beyond: Studies Presented to Mogens Trolle Larsen, edited by J.G. Dercksen, Leiden, Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 2004, pp. 384–511. *Quack, J.F. ‘Inaros, Held von Athribis.’Altertum und Mittelmeerraum: Die antike Welt diesseits und jenseits der Levante. Festschrift für Peter W. Haider zum 60. Geburtstag, edited by R. Rollinger and B. Truschnegg, Oriens et Occidens 12, Stuttgart, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2006, pp. 499–505. 7th-century BC Egyptian people Ancient Egyptian princes Egyptian rebels {{AncientEgypt-bio-stub