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ASYCHIS ( Ἄσυχις, ὁ)

TYPHAINE HAZIZA

Université Caen‐Normandie

According to Herodotus, Asychis was an Egyptian king (pharaoh), successor to MYCERINUS (2.136). After praising the propylaia (monumental entrance) Asychis constructed for the temple of HEPHAESTUS (Ptah) at MEMPHIS, Herodotus mentions his creation of two LAWS aimed at the economy before recording the moralizing INSCRIPTION which the king allegedly had inscribed in order to justify his PYRAMID made of bricks. No pharaoh of this name is known; the historical Mycerinus (Menkaure) belongs to the 4th Dynasty, but Herodotus’ CHRONOLOGY overall does not match the Egyptian evidence. Herodotus’ Asychis has been identified with Shoshonq I (22nd Dynasty) as well as Shepseskaf, the successor of Mycerinus, but recently von Lieven (2013) has argued that he reflects the conflation of two New Kingdom private individuals.