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	The 25th Dynasty
		Tanutamun also was the originator of the so-called `Dream Stela'.
		Also in late 2003 statues of all (7) 25th dynasty kings were found discarded in a pit probably during a campaign of a later king who wanted to mute the evidence of the 25th dynsty.
		Among these artifacts was a stunningly exquisite statue of Tanutamun.
	www.specialtyinterests.net /dyn25.html (359 words)

	Third Intermediate Period of Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Taharqa's reign and that of his successor, (his cousin) Tanutamun, were filled with constant conflict with the Assyrians against whom there were numerous victories, but ultimately Thebes was occupied and Memphis sacked.
		Instead Egypt was ruled (from 664 BC, a full eight years prior to Tanutamun's death) by the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty, client kings established by the Assyrians.
		Psamtik I was the first to be recognised by them as the King of the whole of Egypt, and he brought increased stability to the country in a 50 year reign from the city of Sais.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt (872 words)

	Ancient Egypt: The end of the Kushite involvement
		Tanutamun, son of Sabakos, succeeded his uncle Taharka, after having been chosen by the Napatan priests.
		Tanutamun conquered Memphis and killed Necho, king of Sais, who had defended his fief.
		Tanutamun sent the booty to the temple of Amen at Napata and continued his drive towards the delta.
	www.reshafim.org.il /ad/egypt/end_of_kushite_involvement.htm (261 words)

	THE NUBIAN PYRAMIDS OF LATE ANTIQUITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The first Nubian pyramids were built at the site of el-Kurru, 13km downstream from the Temple of Amun at Jebel Barkal.
		The site at el-Kurru contains the tombs of Kashta and his son Piye (Piankhi), five earlier generations, together with Piye's successors Shabako, Shabatko and Tanutamun, and fourteen pyramids of the queens.
		The site at el-Kurru contains the tombs of Kashta and his son Piye (Piankhi), five earlier generations, together with Piye's successors Shabako, Shabatko and Tanutamun, and 14 pyramids of the queens.
	www.egyptologyonline.com /pyramids_-_late.htm (662 words)

	\|\|The Cradle of Nubian Civilisation\|\|
		664-653 BCE Reign of Pharaoh Tanutamun (Tanwetamani), nephew of Taharka.
		664 BCE Tanutamun briefly regains control of Memphis and the entire Nile valley, but with weak support from the Delta princes under Assyrian pressure and with rival claims to rule Lower Egypt by Psammetichos I (664-610 BC), he withdraws to Thebes.
		661 BCE Tanutamun defeated in Memphis and driven from Thebes that is sacked by Ashurbanipal.
	www.thenubian.net /chronology.php (3611 words)

	Egyptian History: Dynasties 21 to 31, the Late Period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		He fought against the Assyrian Empire in Palestine and Syria and was followed by Shebitku and Taharka who recognized in 665 BCE his cousin Tanutamun, as his heir and co-regent.
		In 674, the first Assyrian attack under Asarhaddon on Egypt foundered at a border fortification, probably Migdol, on the eastern rim of the Delta.
		His son, the later Psammetic I, was given an official position at the same time, stressing the importance the Assyrians attributed to Necho's family.
	nefertiti.iwebland.com /history21-31.htm (1555 words)

	25th Dynasty (The 3rd Intermediate Period of the Pharaonic Era) ... youregypt.com
		In a second time, Assyrians recaptured Memphis and Taharqa had to escape again but this time to Napata in the south.
		Taharqa was succeeded by his defiant cousin (or nephew) Tanutamun (a.k.a.
		Tantamani), who attempted to seize Memphis for some period but Assyrians led by Ashurbanipal eventually took Memphis then the great city of Thebes, the biggest Egyptian stronghold.
	youregypt.com /ehistory/history/pharaonic/thirdintermediate/25th.htm (344 words)

	Montuemhet - Famous Egyptians
		Montuemhat served the Nubian Kings Taharqa and Tanutamun of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty.
		He was responsible for priestly duties and construction activities in Thebes, supervising the building projects of Kings Taharqa and Tanutamun, mainly at Medinet Habu and Karnak.
		Under King Taharqa of the 25th Kushite Dynasty, the Mut Precinct of Karnak grew dramatically.
	www.suziemanley.com /famous_egyptians/montuemhat.htm (226 words)

	neoassyrian
		Soon Ashurbanipal realized that he could not control Egypt with-out local support, so he released his prisoners and had Necho return as a vassal.
		Taharqa soon died in exile, but his son, Tanutamun, entered Thebes amid great rejoicing from the people.
		The main Assyrian occupation army then moved south, defeated Tanutamun and destroyed Thebes.
	www.geocities.com /garyweb65/neoassy.html (3196 words)

	Southern Temple Precinct, Karnak
		From the 10th Pylon an avenue of sphinxes dating from the reign of Horemheb (in which stones from Amenophis IV's temple, formerly built into the 10th Pylon, are now deposited) leads to a gateway built by Ptolemy II Philadelphus, with reliefs and long inscriptions, in the enclosure wall of the Southern Temple Precinct.
		To the east of the avenue is a Chapel of Osiris-Ptah built by the Ethiopian rulers Tanutamun and Taharqa (25th Dynasty), with well preserved painted mural reliefs.
		The gateway leads into an unexcavated area in which large figures of rams, sphinxes and a large alabaster stela of Amenophis III (usurped by Ramesses II) lie around.
	planetware.com /.../karnak-southern-temple-precinct-egy-qena-stp.htm (139 words)

	Egyptian New Kingdom, Babylonia, Assyria, Hittites, etc.
		Tanutamun regained the country all the way to Memphis but was then utterly defeated by Ashurbanipal, who in revenge stripped and looted the great temple of Amon at Karnak of its age old treasures.
		Tanutamun retired to Napata, and just before his death it was Psamtik I of Sais who definitively expelled the Assyrians, who had become distracted with other problems.
		Nevertheless, Tanutamun's line continued at Napata, and up the Nile at Meroë, for many centuries, in fact a thousand years, not only ruling as good Egyptian kings, always calling themselves "King of Upper and Lower Egypt," but actually
	friesian.com /notes/newking.htm#kv (7979 words)

	africanfront.com (AUF) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		664 BCE Tanutamun regains control of Memphis and the entire Nile valley, but with weak support from the Delta princes under Assyrian pressure and with rival claims to rule Lower Egypt by Psammetichos I (664-610 BC), he withdraws to Thebes.
		661 BCE Tanutamun’s army is defeated at Memphis.
		653 BCE Death of Tanutamun; He is the last king to be buried at Kurru
	www.africanfront.com /calendar.php (7778 words)

	Chronology
		Two years later Taharqa regained control, but Esarhaddon's son Ashurbanipal attacked and recaptured Memphis.
		Taharqa's successor, Tanutamun, managed to regain control of the country, but eventually Ashurbanipal returned with a vengeance and moved to Thebes where the temples were raided of their treasures.
		Psamtik (Psammetichus) was recognised by the Assyrians as the king of Egypt from 664 BC and the country began to enjoy peace for about the next 140 years.
	www.egyptreservation.com /CHRONOLOGY.htm (1977 words)

	Nubian Pyramids - EgyptSearch Forums
		Nubian pyramids were built at the sites of el-Kurra, Nuri and Meroe.The first Nubian pyramids were built at the site of el-Kurru, 13km downstream from the Temple of Amun at Jebel Barkal.
		Taharqa (c.690-664 BC) built his pyramid on the new site at Nuri, but his successor Tanutamun (c.664-656 BC) returned to the site of el-Kurru.These pyramids were built during the 25th dynasty in the Third Intermediate Period,much later than the step pyramid(2660 b.c.-3rd Dynasty, Old Kingdom).
		Although these pyramids resemble the Great Pyramid in the pyramidial shape they are distinctly different.
	www.egyptsearch.com /forums/Forum8/HTML/000198.html (4387 words)

	Crocodile Games Forum > Harbinger names (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Feb 14 2006, 02:50 PM Well, my first and primary harbinger name is Meremptor, the Embalmer, Chosen of Anubis, Guardian of the Dead.
		My other two are Hersa-aset, Harbinger of Bast (no title yet) and Tanutamun, Cynopolis Harbinger of Anubis (no other title yet either).
		Feb 15 2006, 03:00 AM I still like my City-dweller harbinger of Bast.
	www.crocodilegames.com /newforum/lofiversion/index.php?t601.html (922 words)

	Assyrian Kings - www.GatewaysToBabylon.com
		Two years elapsed, during which Taharqa died in exile.
		In 664 B.C., his son Tanutamun (whom the Assyrians called Tandamane) entered Thebes amidst rejoicing, then sailed down the Nile to Memphis, in the vicinity of which he hit a thin screen of enemy troops, mostly Egyptians, and easily beat them.
		Necho was killed in the skirmish; the other kings of the Delta took refuge in the marshes whence they' could not be dislodged.
	www.gatewaystobabylon.com /introduction/assyriankings.htm (5139 words)

	Anysis
		Sabacos (Shabaka) reunited Upper and Lower Egypt, after defeating the local kings, (including Tefnakht’s successor, Wahkare Bakenrenef of Sais, known to Manetho as Boccoris).
		It ended when Tanutamun (a nephew of Shabaka) was driven from the country by the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, who shocked the ancient world by sacking the city of Thebes.
		Return to the list of pharaohs referred to by Herodotus
	www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk /Herod-Anysis.html (299 words)

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