Psamtik I c. 664–610 BC

Psamtik I (Psammetichus) freed Egypt from Assyria and reunited it after centuries of division, hiring Greek soldiers to do it.

Birth name: Psamtik

psmṯk

Sign by sign

Stool Q3p The sound p.
Door bolt O34z The sound z (later s).
Owl G17m The sound m; also means 'in'.
Tethering rope V13ṯ The sound ṯ.
Basket with handle V31k The sound k; also means 'you, your'.

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Names of gods (Ra, Amun, Ptah) are written first out of respect, even when they are read later. Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).