Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt

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The Eleventh (all of Egypt), Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Middle Kingdom. Other writers separate it from these dynasties and join it to the Fourteenth through Seventeenth Dynasties as part of the Second Intermediate Period. The Thirteenth Dynasty was from approximately 1790-1649 BCE.

Contents 1 Rulers 1.1 Merneferre Ay 1.2 Successors 2 References

[edit] Rulers

There are many known rulers for the Thirteenth Dynasty. Some of the better known ones are listed below:

Thirteenth Dynasty

Throne Name	Dates	Royal Name Meaning	Burial
Wegaf Khutawyre	1790-1786	"Re Protects the Two Lands"	Unknown
Ameny Intef IV (Amenemhet V) Sankhibre	c. 1770	"The Heart of Re Lives"	Unknown
Hor Auibre	c. 1770	"Re Succours the Heart"	Dahshur near the pyramid of Amenemhet III
Sobekhotep II (Amenmehet VI) Sekhemre Khutawy	c. 1760	"Powerful is Re, Protector of the Two Lands"	possibly Dahshur
Khendjer Userkare	c. 1747	"The Soul of Re is Powerful"	Pyramid, South Saqqara
Sobekhotep III Sekhemre Sewadjtawy	c. 1745	"Powerful is Re, He makes to Flourish the Two Lands"	Unknown
Neferhotep I Khasekhemre	1741-1730	"Beautiful is the Soul of Re"	Unknown
Sobekhotep IV Khaneferre	1730-1720	"Powerful is the Soul of Re"	Unknown
Merneferre Ay	c. 1720	"Beautiful is the Desire of Re"	Unknown
Merhotepre Ini	c. 1720-1718
Sankhenre Sewadjtu

In later texts, this dynasty is usually described as an era of chaos and disorder. However, the period may have been more peaceful than was once thought since the central government in Itj-tawy near the Faiyum was sustained during most of the dynasty and the country remained relatively stable. Unfortunately, the true chronology of this dynasty is difficult to determine as there are few monuments dating from the period. Many of the kings' names are only known from an odd fragmentary inscription or from scarabs.

[edit] Merneferre Ay

Merneferre Ay (also called Merneferre Ai) was the last king of the dynasty to be mentioned by name on monuments in Upper and Lower Egypt, with the eastern Delta breaking away under its own kings about the time of his death.

[edit] Successors

After allowing discipline at the southern forts to deteriorate, the government eventually withdrew its garrisons and, not long afterward, the forts were reoccupied by the rising Nubian state of Kush. In the north, parts of Lower Egypt became heavily settled by an immigrant Asiatic population. An independent line of kings created the Fourteenth Dynasty that arose in the western Delta during the later Thirteenth Dynasty. According to Manetho, into this unstable mix came invaders from the east called the Hyksos. Their regime, called the Fifteenth Dynasty, replaced the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Dynasties in most of the country.

[edit] References

• Clayton, Peter A. Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2006. ISBN 0500286280.