Apries (--570)
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/persinst/71972
- Name (English)
- Apries
- Short name
- Apries
- Year of death
- -570
- Short Description
- "Apries (Ancient Greek: Ἁπρίης) is the name by which Herodotus (ii. 161) and Diodorus (i. 68) designate Wahibre Haaibre, a pharaoh of Egypt (589 BC – 570 BC), the fourth king (counting from Psamtik I) of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt. He was equated with the Waphres of Manetho, who correctly records that he reigned for 19 years. Apries is also called Hophra in Jeremiah 44:30 (Hebrew: חָפְרַע, Modern: Ḥafra´, Tiberian: H̱āp̄era´; Greek: Ουαφρη[ς], romanized: Ouafri[s]).
Apries inherited the throne from his father, pharaoh Psamtik II, in February 589 BC and his reign continued his father´s history of foreign intrigue in Judean affairs. Apries was an active builder who constructed "additions to the temples at Athribis (Tell Atrib), Bahariya Oasis, Memphis and Sais." In Year 4 of his reign, Apries´ sister Ankhnesneferibre was adopted as the new God´s Wife of Amun at Thebes. However, Apries´ reign was also fraught with internal problems. In 588 BC, Apries dispatched a force to Jerusalem to protect it from Babylonian forces sent by Nebuchadnezzar II (Jer. 37:5; 34:21). His forces quickly withdrew, however, apparently avoiding a major confrontation with the Babylonians. Jerusalem, following an 18-month-long siege, was destroyed by the Babylonians in either 587 BC or 586 BC. Apries´s unsuccessful attempt to intervene in the politics of the Kingdom of Judah was followed by a mutiny of soldiers from the strategically important Aswan garrison.[10]" - (en.wikipedia.org 17.11.2019) - Entity Encoding
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