Khabash
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Khabash, also Khababash or Chababash, resided at Sais
in the fifth nome of Lower Egypt in the fourth century BC. During the second Persian occupation of Egypt (343-332 BC) he led a revolt against the Persian rule in concert with his eldest son, from ca. 338 to 335 BC , a few years before the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great.
Little is known about him. He is referred to as "Lord of both lands" , i.e. King of Upper and Lower Egypt, and as "Son of the Sun", another pharaonic title, and given the throne name of Senen-setep-en-Ptah in a decree by Ptolemy Lagides , who became King Ptolemy I Soter in 305 BCE.
Sometime in the 330s BC, Khabash led an invasion into the kingdom of Kush
which was defeated by king Nastasen
and recorded in a stela now in the Berlin museum. An Apis
bull sarcophagus bearing his name was found at Saqqara
and dated to his second year .
SAIS
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in the fifth nome of Lower Egypt in the fourth century BC. During the second Persian occupation of Egypt (343-332 BC) he led a revolt against the Persian rule in concert with his eldest son, from ca. 338 to 335 BC , a few years before the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great.
Little is known about him. He is referred to as "Lord of both lands" , i.e. King of Upper and Lower Egypt, and as "Son of the Sun", another pharaonic title, and given the throne name of Senen-setep-en-Ptah in a decree by Ptolemy Lagides , who became King Ptolemy I Soter in 305 BCE.
Sometime in the 330s BC, Khabash led an invasion into the kingdom of Kush
Kingdom of Kush
The native name of the Kingdom was likely kaš, recorded in Egyptian as .The name Kash is probably connected to Cush in the Hebrew Bible , son of Ham ....
which was defeated by king Nastasen
Nastasen
Nastasen was a king of the North African Nubian civilisation of Kush . According to a stela from Dongola his mother was named Queen Pelkha and his father may have been King Harsiotef. His successor was Aryamani.-Monuments:...
and recorded in a stela now in the Berlin museum. An Apis
APIS
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bull sarcophagus bearing his name was found at Saqqara
Saqqara
Saqqara is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world famous Step pyramid of Djoser, sometimes referred to as the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base, as well as a number of...
and dated to his second year .