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Shabaka
Shabaka (flourished 8th centurybce) was a Kushiteking who conqueredEgypt and founded its 25th (Kushite)dynasty (seeancient Egypt: The 24th and 25th dynasties). He ruled Egypt from about 722 to 707bce.
Succeeding his brotherPiye, inKush (in modern Sudan), Shabaka moved north, captured Bocchoris, the second king of the 24th dynasty, and, according to tradition, burned him alive. He probably madeMemphis, nearCairo, his capital and adopted the titles of the traditional Egyptianpharaohs. He contributed numerous religious buildings atThebes, home of Amon-Re, his dynastic god.
- Also called:
- Sabacon
- Flourished:
- 8th centurybce
- Flourished:
- c.800 BCE - c.701 BCE
- Title / Office:
- king (719BC-703BC),Egypt
Following Piye’s ideals, Shabaka fostered religious orthodoxy inAmon’s cult and a return to ancient cultural themes, which characterized the 25th and26th dynasties. He had old texts recopied and also continued the royal tradition ofpyramid burials. He was interred in a pyramid atMount Barkal, his dynastic home between the Third and Fourth cataracts of theNile River.
