Abai (Pharaoh)

Abai is a pharaoh attested only in the Memphite priest family tree , who Beckerath assigned to the 13th dynasty (around 1750 BC). According to the list, he lived in the 18th generation of the priest Anchefensachmet and was the predecessor of Pharaoh Aqen . So far he could not be identified with any known ruler on monuments.

literature

Darrell D. Baker: The Encyclopedia of the Egyptian Pharaohs. Volume I: Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty (3300-1069 BC). Bannerstone Press, London 2008, ISBN 978-1-905299-37-9 , pp. 6-7.
Jürgen von Beckerath : Chronology of the pharaonic Egypt. von Zabern, Mainz 1997, ISBN 3-8053-2310-7 , p. 30.
Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 43.

predecessor	Office	successor
	Pharaoh of Egypt 13th Dynasty	Aqen

personal data
SURNAME	Abai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Abaj
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian king of the Second Intermediate Period
DATE OF BIRTH	18th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	18th century BC Chr.