So starts the large round top stela of grey granite which tells the victory of King Piye where he narrates his conquest of all of Egypt. It paints a picture of a Nubian King who was meant to rule Egypt. When he fought, he did not glory in the slaughter of his adversaries preferring instead treaties to warfare. His military campaign against Egypt ended with the creation of the Egyptian-Kushite empire.

Piye was the king of Kush in the from about 750 to about 719 Bc. He invaded Egypt from the south and ended the petty kingdoms of the 23rd dynasty (c. 823-c. 732 BC) in Lower Egypt. According to Egyptian tradition, his brother Shabaka founded the 25th dynasty, but Piye laid the foundations.

A threat by Tefnakhte, a Libyan chieftain of the Nile delta, to Amon's homeland in Upper Egypt provoked Piye to move northward. Following a ritual visit to Thebes, Piye's forces met the Libyans' river fleet and defeated it. They then vanquished a land army near Heracleopolis, in Middle Egypt, and advanced to take Hermopolis, another Middle Egyptian stronghold of the Libyans, and Memphis, Egypt's ancient capital. Piye received the submission of several delta potentates and, later, of the last representative of the 23rd dynasty. He then invaded the delta, where more local rulers surrendered. Finally, Tefnakhte sent a message of submission, and Piye sent an emissary to obtain his oath of fealty. After some final submissions by holdouts, Piye sailed home to Mount Barkal with the spoils of his venture. He remained in his capital and was buried there.