The Abydos Dynasty is hypothesized to have been a short-lived local dynasty ruling over parts of Middle and Upper Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period in Ancient Egypt. The Abydos Dynasty would have been contemporaneous with the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Dynasties, from approximately 1650 to 1600 BC. It would have been based in or around Abydos and its royal necropolis might have been located at the foot of the Mountain of Anubis, a hill resembling a pyramid in the Abydene desert, close to a rock-cut tomb built for pharaoh Senusret III.
The Abydos Dynasty, as well as the Thirteenth to Seventeenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period.
| Name | Entry of the Turin canon |
|---|---|
| User[...]re | Col 11. Line 16 |
| User[...]re | Col 11. Line 17 |
| Eight kings lost | Col 11. Line 18-25 |
| [...]hebre | Col 11. Line 26 |
| Three kings lost | Col 11. Line 27-29 |
| [...]hebre (uncertain) | Col 11. Line 30 |
| [...]webenre | Col 11. Line 31 |
Some of the above rulers may identify with the four attested kings tentatively attributable to the Abydos Dynasty, given here without regard for their (unknown) chronological order:
| Name | Chronological position |
|---|---|
| Useribre Senebkay | Perhaps identifiable with a User[...]re of the Turin canon |
| Menkhaure Snaaib | ? |
| Sekhemre-Neferkhau Wepwawetemsaf | ? |
| Sekhemre-Khutawy Pantjeny | ? |
References[]
- ↑ Ryholt 1997.
Bibliography[]
- Ryholt, K., 1997: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period c.1800-1550 B.C. Museum Tuscalanum Press.
| Preceded by: 13th Dynasty |
Second Intermediate Period Abydos Dynasty |
Succeeded by: 17th Dynasty |