Sewadjkare

Name of Sewadj-ka-Re
Royal Papyrus Turin (No. 7/13.)	Sewadj-ka-Re S.w3ḏ-k3-Rˁ Who allows the Ka des Re to flourish

Sewadjkare , also Sewadj-ka-Re , was the throne name of an ancient Egyptian king ( pharaoh ) of the 13th Dynasty ( Second Intermediate Period ). He ruled around 1737 BC. Chr.

This ruler is only known from the royal papyrus Turin and is listed there as the 10th ruler of the 13th dynasty. The length of his short reign is unknown. The Turin Royal Papyrus specifies 6 or 11 days (depending on the reading of the characters) for his reign.

literature

• Jürgen von Beckerath : Investigations into the political history of the second intermediate period in Egypt. Glückstadt 1964, pp. 41, 232 (XIII 32.).
• KSB Ryholt: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period. Copenhagen 1997, p. 339 (File 13/11).
• Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Artemis & Winkler, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7608-1102-7 , p. 274.
• Thomas Schneider: The Relative Chronology of the Middle Kingdom and the Hyksos Period (Dyns. 12-17). In: Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, David A. Warburton (eds.): Ancient Egyptian Chronology (= Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One. The Near and Middle East. Volume 83). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2006, ISBN 978-90-04-11385-5 , pp. 168-196 ( online ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dating from Thomas Schneider: Lexikon der Pharaonen. Artemis & Winkler, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7608-1102-7 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Hotep-ib-Re	Pharaoh of Egypt 13th Dynasty	Nedjemibre