Seuserenre Bebiankh
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| Seuserenre Beniankh | |||
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| Pharaoh of Egypt | |||
| Reign | 1603–1591 BC or 1600–1588 BC, 16th Dynasty |
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| Predecessor | Semenre | ||
| Successor | Sekhemre Shedwast | ||
| Died | 1591 or 1588 BC | ||
Seuserenre Bebiankh was a native Ancient Egyptian king of the 16th Theban dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period and the successor of king Semenre. He is assigned a reign of 12 years in the Turin Canon.[1] Seuserenre is principally known by a stela found at Gebel Zeit which attests to mining activity conducted in this area by the Red Sea during his reign and preserves his royal nomen Bebiankh.[2] He is also known to have an extension to the Temple of Medamud.[3] He was succeeded by a poorly known king named Sekhemre Shedwast.
The German Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath has attributed an anonymous Year 11 Sothic inscription from Gebel Tjauti Rock inscription No.11--which has been dated to the period around 1593-1590 BC deep within the Second Intermediate Period--to king Seuserenre.[4][5] If correct, this would place Seuserenre's reign in the period from 1603/1600 BC to 1591 or 1588 BC. His prenomen, Seuserenre, means "The One Whom Re Causes to be Strong."[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Kim Ryholt, The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, Museum Tusculanum Press, (1997), p.202
- ^ Ryholt, op. cit., pp.159-60
- ^ XVIIth Dynasty
- ^ John Coleman Darnell, Theban Desert Road Survey in the Egyptian Western Desert, vol. 1 Gebel Tjauti Rock Inscriptions & and Wadi el-Hôl Rock Inscriptions 1-45. 2002
- ^ Gebel Tjauti Rock Inscription 11 pp.49-52
- ^ Titulary
| Preceded by Semenre |
Pharaoh of Egypt Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt |
Succeeded by Sekhemre Shedwast |
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