Abydos Dynasty
The Abydos Dynasty was a short-lived local dynasty that ruled during the Second Intermediate Period in Ancient Egypt and was contemporary with the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Dynasties. The existence of the so-called Abydos Dynasty was first proposed by Detlef Franke[1] and later elaborated further by Egyptologist Kim Ryholt in 1997. The existence of the dynasty was confirmed in January 2014, when the tomb of the previously unknown pharaoh Seneb Kay was discovered in Abydos.[2] The dynasty tentatively includes four rulers: Wepwawetemsaf; Pantjeny; Snaaib;[3] and Seneb Kay.
The royal necropolis of the Abydos Dynasty was found in the southern part of Abydos, in an area called Anubis Mountain in ancient times. The rulers of the Abydos Dynasty placed their burial ground adjacent to the tombs of the Middle Kingdom rulers.[2]
References
- ^ Detlef Franke: Zur Chronologie des Mittleren Reiches. Teil II: Die sogenannte Zweite Zwischenzeit Altägyptens, In Orientalia 57 (1988), p. 259
- ^ a b "Giant Sarcophagus Leads Penn Museum Team in Egypt To the Tomb of a Previously Unknown Pharaoh". Penn Museum. January 2014. Retrieved 16 Jan 2014.
- ^ Ryholt, K.S.B. (1997). The Political Situation in Egypt During the Second Intermediate Period, C. 1800-1550 B.C. Museum Tusculanum Press. p. 164. ISBN 8772894210.