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Necho II

The third pharaoh of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty
Prenomen: Wehemibra
Also known as: Nekao II
Accession 610 BC
End of reign 595 BC
Duration 15 years

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

sjA-jb
Sia ib
sꞽꜢ-ꞽb
"Perceptive-minded"
Chassinat, Textes provenant du Sérapéum de Memphis, REC 22 (1900): 21
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:H
mAa-xrw
Maa kheru
mꜢꜤ-ḫrw
"True of voice"
Chassinat, Textes provenant du Sérapéum de Memphis, REC 22 (1900): 21
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:N1
mAa-xrw
Maa kheru
mꜢꜤ-ḫrw
"True of voice"
Revue de Louvre 21 (1970), 98
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:N2
mry-nTrw
Mery netjeru
mry-nṯrw
"Beloved of the gods"
Chassinat, Textes provenant du Sérapéum de Memphis, REC 22 (1900): 21
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:G1
mry-nTrw
Mery netjeru
mry-nṯrw
"Beloved of the gods"
Revue de Louvre 21 (1970), 98
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:G2
mry-nTrw
Mery netjeru
mry-nṯrw
"Beloved of the gods"
Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie (1872), II, pl. 48 c
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:G3
wHm-ib-ra
Wehem ib Ra
wḥm-ib-rꜤ
"Who has renewed the will of Ra"
PASSIM
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:T1
wHm-jb-ra
Wehem ib Ra
wḥm-ꞽb-rꜤ
"Who has renewed the will of Ra"
Chassinat, Textes provenant du Sérapéum de Memphis, REC 22 (1900): 21
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:T2
n(y) kAw
Ni kau
n(y) kꜢw
"Who belongs to the kas"
Chassinat, Textes provenant du Sérapéum de Memphis, REC 22 (1900): 21
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:E1
n(y) kAw
Ni kau
n(y) kꜢw
"Who belongs to the kas"
Jar sealing (British Museum EA23793)
Hall, Catalogue of Egyptian scarabs, etc. in the British Museum (1913), 291 (No. 2783)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:E2
n(y) kAw
Ni kau
n(y) kꜢw
"Who belongs to the kas"
Revue de Louvre 21 (1970), 98
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:E3
n(y) kAw
Ni kau
n(y) kꜢw
"Who belongs to the kas"
Granite weight (Cairo Museum CG 31604, JE 29549)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:214-215, 2:E4

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  xxvi, 5 Νεχαω Nechao II 6 years
Eusebius  xxvi, 6 Νεχαω Nechao II 3 years
Jerome Nechao II also called Nechepsos 6 years
Herodotus  158.1 Νεκως Necos 16 years
The Bible  2 Kings 23:29 נְכוֹ Neco –

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