AMYRTAEOS

(reigned 404–399 BC)

   Greek name for the Egyptian ruler of Dynasty 28, Amenirdis of Sais, who led a rebellion against the Persian occupation and succeeded in expelling them from the country. He apparently invaded Phoenicia to prevent a Persian counterattack. No inscriptions of his are known, but Amyrtaeos is mentioned in a demoticpapyrus. Amyrtaeos was later overthrown by Nefaarud I, founder of Dynasty 29.