Editing Shebitku (section)

==Identification with Manetho's Sabakōn or Sebikhōs==
The epitomes of Manetho name the first two kings of his Dynasty 25 respectively '''Sabakōn''', reigning for 8 years after burning to death his predecessor [[Bakenranef|Bokhkhōris (Bakenrinef)]], and '''Sebikhōs''', reigning for 15 years. It was long assumed that Shabaka reigned first and that therefore he was Manetho's ''Sabakōn'', while "Shebitku" (of which a more neutral realization would be "Shabataka") was his successor ''Sebikhōs''.<ref>As summarized in Payraudeau 2014: 116.</ref> The reconsideration of the order of these kings, with Shebitku preceding Shabaka, and the reign-lengths associated with them, indicate the reverse identifications, of Shebitku with Manetho's ''Sabakōn'' for 8 years and of Shabaka with Manetho's ''Sebikhōs'' for 15 years. This is no less natural than the previous understanding, with the Greek renditions of the names both imperfect, for Kushite *''Šabataku'' (Cuneiform ''Šapatakûʾ''<ref>K. Kessler, s.v. "Šabakû," in: Baker 2011: 1228.</ref>) and *''Šabaku'' (Cuneiform ''Šabakû''<ref>H. D. Baker, R. Mattila, s.v. "Šabakû," in: Baker 2011: 1180.</ref>).<ref>Payraudeau 2014: 119.</ref><ref>Jurman 2017: 124, n. 1, 128.</ref>