Seuserenre Bebiankh was a king in Upper Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period. He is often placed in the 16th Theban Dynasty and his prenomen is mentioned in the Turin King List with a reign of 12 years.
| Seuserenre Bebiankh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Bronze dagger bearing the inscription "The son of Ra, Bebiankh, given life". British Museum EA 66062. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reign | 12 years 1603-1591 BC 1600-1588 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Semenre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Sekhemre Shedwaset or Pepi III (Helck) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 1591 or 1588 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | 16th Dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on an interpretation of the Turin King List, Bebiankh was succeeded either by a poorly known king named Sekhemre Shedwast.[1] Also suggested is the equally shadowy ruler Seneferankhre Pepi III.[2]
Attestations
editBebiankh is only attested in a small region of Upper Egypt.
At Gebel Zeit (Red Sea), a modest stela preserves his prenomen Seuserenre and nomen Bebiankh, attesting to mining activity in the nearby gelena mines.[3][4][5] Mining expeditions to Gebel Zeit often departed from Coptos (Quft), cf. Minemhat of Coptos.
At Medamud, he built an extension to the Temple of Mentu.[6]
In Naqada, the nomen of Bebiankh is found on a bronze dagger with the inscription: Son of Ra, Bebiankh, given life.[7][1]
Non-contemporary attestations
editThe Karnak King List from the time of Thutmose III mentions: 27. Se-user-en-re. Here he is between Nubkheperre and Senakhtenre.
The Turin King List 11:08 from the time of Ramesses II mentions: The Dual King Seuserenra reigned 12 years, months lost, x days.[8] In the list he is preceded by 11:07 Semenra and succeeded by 11:09 Sekhemre Shedwaset, often interpreted as chronological.
The name Seuserenre consists of word-components: s-wsr-n-r'
- wsr which means "powerful".[9]
- n can mean "of"
- r' refers to the sun-god Ra.
References
edit- ^ a b Kim Ryholt, The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period c.1800-1550 B.C, Museum Tusculanum Press, (1997), p. 202
- ^ Wolfgang Helck, Eberhard Otto, Wolfhart Westendorf, Stele - Zypresse: Volume 6 of Lexikon der Ägyptologie, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 1986, Page 1383
- ^ Georges Castel & Georges Soukiassian: Dépôt de stèles dans le sanctuaire du Nouvel Empire au Gebel Zeit, BIFAO 85 (1985), ISSN 0255-0962, pp. 291-92, pl. 64
- ^ Ryholt, pp. 159-60
- ^ Janine Bourriau, "The Second Intermediate Period (c.1650-1550 BC)" in Ian Shaw (ed.) The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press, 2000. p.205
- ^ "XVIIth Dynasty". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ British Museum EA 66062
- ^ https://pharaoh.se/turin-kinglist-column-11 Pharaoh.se
- ^ "WSR". 25 August 2023.