Seanchibtawy Seanchibre

Architrave from Heliopolis

Seanchibtawy Seanchibre was an ancient Egyptian king of the 12th Dynasty. Its exact classification is uncertain.

Seanchibtawy Seanchibre is known with certainty only from a single monument. It is an inscribed architrave that was found in Heliopolis and, according to the inscription, once decorated a tomb. The three-line inscription reports that King Seanchibtawy Seanchibre provided the site for the tomb. Egyptian kings usually had a title that consisted of five names. Only two names appear in this inscription: the Horus name Seanchibtawy and the throne name Seanchibre. So far no other king from the Middle Kingdom (to whom the monument stylistically dates) is known who bears this combination of names. It has therefore been assumed that this is Amenemhet VI. , a ruler of the 13th Dynasty. Amenemhet VI. also bears the throne name Seanchibre, but is occupied with a different Horus name. It has been suggested that Amenemhet VI. changed his name of Horus. However, recent research makes it likely that Seanchibtawy Seanchibre dated to the 12th Dynasty. Stylistically and because of the writing of certain signs, the monument fits better into the 12th dynasty. Seanchibtawy Seanchibre would therefore be a hitherto unknown anti-king of the early 12th dynasty, or it is an early name of Amenemhet I , Sesostris I or Amenemhet II.

Individual evidence

↑ Kim Ryholt: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (= Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Volume 20). Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen 1997, ISBN 87-7289-421-0 , p. 338, file 13/8.
↑ Alexander Ilin-Tomich: King Seankhibra and the Middle Kingdom Appeal to the Living . In: G. Miniaci, W. Grajetzki (Eds.): The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1550 BC) Contributrions on Archeology, Art, Religion, and Written Sources. Volume 1, Golden House Publications, London 2015, ISBN 978-1-906137-43-4 , pp. 145-168.

personal data
SURNAME	Seanchibtawy Seanchibre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian king of the 12th dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	20th century BC Chr.

[1] Kim Ryholt: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (= Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Volume 20). Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen 1997, ISBN 87-7289-421-0 , p. 338, file 13/8.

[2] Alexander Ilin-Tomich: King Seankhibra and the Middle Kingdom Appeal to the Living . In: G. Miniaci, W. Grajetzki (Eds.): The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1550 BC) Contributrions on Archeology, Art, Religion, and Written Sources. Volume 1, Golden House Publications, London 2015, ISBN 978-1-906137-43-4 , pp. 145-168.