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Tefnakht (about 740-719/17 BC)

King of the Twenty-fourth Dynasty. Ruler of Sais, aiming to extend his control over Egypt: his expansion was thwarted by the Napatan invasion of Egypt under king Piy.

Horus name: Sia-khet
Nebty name: Sia-khetnebti
Golden Falcon name: Biknub (?)
Prenomen: Shepsesre
Nomen: Tefnakht

Burial place: Unknown

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