Psamtik II

Egyptian pharaoh Psamtik IIPsammetichus IIStatue of Psamtik II, Louvre MuseumPharaohReign595–589 BCPredecessorNecho IISuccessorApriesRoyal titulary Horus name Menekhib Prenomen Neferibre Nomen Psamtik (Psammetichus) ConsortTakhuitChildrenApries, AnkhnesneferibreFatherNecho IIMotherKhedebneithirbinet IDied589 BCDynasty26th dynasty Psamtik II (Ancient Egyptian: Nfr-jb-Rꜥ Psmṯk, pronounced Psamāṯək), known by the Graeco-Romans as Psammetichus or Psammeticus, was a king of the Saite-based Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (595 BC – 589 BC). His prenomen, Nefer-Ib-Re, means "Beautiful [is the] Heart [of] Re." He was the son of Necho II. Campaigns and battles Psamtik II led a foray into Nubia in 592 BC, marching as far south as the Third or even the Fourth Cataract of the Nile, according to a contemporary stela from Thebes (Karnak), which dates to Year 3 of this king's name and refers to a heavy defeat that was inflicted upon the kingdom of Kush. Victory Stela of Kalabsha of Psamtik II commemorates his victory over Nubia. It is now located next to the Mandulis Temple on New Kalabsha. A well-known graffito inscribed in Greek on the left leg of the colossal seated statue of Ramesse