Apachnas

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Names of Apachnas
Greek
with  Manetho  (Josephus)
with  Manetho  (Africanus)
Apachnas
Pachnan

Apachnas , also Apachnan , was an ancient Egyptian Hyksos king ( Pharaoh ) of the 15th Dynasty , who lived from around 1619 to around 1610 BC. (Franke: 1602–1594 BC) ruled.

Apachnas, like its predecessor Beon , is not hieroglyphically proven. According to Manetho , his reign was 36 years and 7 months, according to the Royal Papyrus of Turin , however, only 8 years and 3 months. Jürgen von Beckerath identifies him with Jaqobher / Meri-user-Re, the Egyptologist William A. Ward with King Aamu .

literature

  • Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , pp. 79-80.
  • 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 ).


predecessor Office successor
Beon Pharaoh of Egypt
15th Dynasty 		Chajan
personal data
SURNAME Apachnas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient Egyptian king of Hyksos of the 15th dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH before 1619 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH after 1610 BC Chr.