Pherendates
Pherendates (from the Old Persian Farnadāta[1]) was an Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt during the 5th century BCE, at the time of the Achaemenid 27th Dynasty of Egypt.
| Pherendates Satrap of Egypt | |
|---|---|
 Pherendates was satrap of the Achaemenid Province of Egypt. | |
| Predecessor | Aryandes |
| Successor | Achaemenes |
| Dynasty | 27th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Darius I |
| Father | Megabazus |
Career
A son of Megabazus, a commander under king Darius I,[2] Pherendates is mainly attested from three letters written in Egyptian Demotic. He replaced the satrap Aryandes who was deposed by Darius around 496 BCE;[1] although the exact accession date of Pherendates is unknown. Pherendates was definitely the satrap in 492 BCE.[3]
In the aforementioned letters, certain priests of the local temple of Khnum at Elephantine asked Pherendates to take care of some of their business in their place, a rather standard request to the pharaoh (or his representative, such as in this case) in any period of ancient Egyptian history.[1]
In 486-485 BCE a revolt occurred in Egypt, only for being quelled in 484 BCE by a new satrap, Achaemenes. It is possible that Pherendates lost his life during the turmoil.[1]
References
- Ray, John D. (2006). "Egypt, 525–404 B.C.". In Boardman, John; Hammond, N.D.L.; Lewis, D.M.; Ostwald, M. (eds.). The Cambridge Ancient History (2nd ed.), vol. IV – Persia, Greece and the Western Mediterranean c. 525 to 479 B.C. Cambridge University Press. p. 266. ISBN 0 521 22804 2.
- http://asiaminor.ehw.gr/Forms/fLemmaBody.aspx?lemmaId=7970#noteendNote_10
- ARYANDES at the Encyclopædia Iranica.
Further reading
- Hughes, G.R. (1984). Grammata Demotika. Wiesbaden. pp. 75–86.
- Spiegelberg, Wilhelm (1928). "Drei demotische Schreiben aus der Korrespondenz des Pherendates". Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, phil-hist. Klasse (Berlin): 604ff.
| Preceded by Aryandes |
Satrap of Egypt c.496 – c.486 BCE |
Succeeded by Achaemenes |
