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Psamtik II, portrait head found in Nile Delta; in the British Museum
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Also Known As Psammetichus II
Died 589 BCE
Title / Office king (595BC-589BC), Egypt

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Psamtik II, portrait head found in Nile Delta; in the British Museum
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