Shebitku

𓊃𓃀𓏏𓎡 (Known as "King Shebitku")

Pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, King of Kush, Resisted Assyrian Empire

Born c. 745 BCE

Napata, Sudan

Passed Away c. 690 BCE Thebes, Egypt

Lifespan ~55 years old

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Notice / Correction

"The lions of Kush march to the Euphrates; no tyrant shall enslave the cities of the sun."

Archival Overview

Twenty-fifth Dynasty Nubian Pharaoh of Egypt and King of Kush who defied the Neo-Assyrian Empire, dispatching his young brother Taharqa with a Kushite army to defend Jerusalem and Judah in 701 BCE.

Biographical Record

Nephew of Shabaka and son of Piye, Shebitku ascended the throne of Kush and Egypt in 707 BCE. He adopted a bold forward foreign policy against King Sennacherib of Assyria, forming strategic alliances with King Hezekiah of Judah and Phoenician cities.

In 701 BCE, he dispatched an elite Kushite-Egyptian expeditionary army commanded by young Prince Taharqa to the Levant, clashing with Sennacherib's forces at the Battle of Eltekeh, which checked Assyrian advances and prevented the immediate destruction of Jerusalem. He was buried in pyramid Ku. 18 at El-Kurru.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Pyramid Ku. 18
El-Kurru, Sudan

                         GPS: 18.4111, 31.7708                    

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