Senebkay

Cartouche of the ruler

Senebkay (other spellings Senebkai , Seneb Kay ) was an ancient Egyptian king of the Second Intermediate Period , who lived around 1650 BC. B.C. held Middle Egypt against the Near Eastern Hyksos invaders for a few years . His throne name was User-ib-Re (Weser-ib-Re / Woser-ib-Re).

Senebkay was best known for his tomb in Abydos , discovered in 2014 , which was discovered during excavations by the Penn Museum of the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities under the direction of Joseph Wegner. The ruler probably also appears in the royal papyrus Turin , where the remains of several names have been preserved that can be reconstructed to User-ib-re (Weser-ib-Re). His grave is relatively small and was found robbed. The burial chamber is painted and shows a false door and various goddesses. The Senebkay skeleton was found in the remains of the coffin.

Shortly before, that of Sobekhotep IV , who had ruled 80 years earlier , had been discovered near the grave of Senebkay .

Research on the skeleton shows that Senebkay died a violent death between the ages of 35 and 49. Injuries to the feet, ankles, and lower back suggest that he was initially in an elevated position, such as on a horse. The wounds to the skull caused by axes ultimately led to death.

literature

Luise Loges: The forgotten dynasty . In: The Empire of the Egyptians . Spectrum of science special (archeology, history, culture). 2014, ISBN 978-3-943702-60-6 , ISSN 2195-3856 , pp. 87-89 .
Josef Wegner: Kings of Abydos. Solving the mystery of the stolen sarcophagus, and finding the unknown pharaoh of a lost dynasty. In: Current World Archeology. Issue 64, March 24, 2014, pp. 18–25.

Web links

Giant Sarcophagus Leads Penn Museum Team in Egypt To the Tomb of a Previously Unknown Pharaoh . University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum); accessed on January 23, 2014.
Florian Stark: The unknown pharaoh who fought against invaders. Welt Online , January 16, 2014.
Archaeologists discover the tomb of an unknown pharaoh

Individual evidence

↑ American Egyptologists prove Pharaoh was brutally killed in a battle away from home. In: luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved February 20, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Senebkay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Weseribre Senebkay
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian king of the 13th dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	17th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	17th century BC Chr.

[1] American Egyptologists prove Pharaoh was brutally killed in a battle away from home. In: luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved February 20, 2017 .