Semenre
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Semenre (Smenre, Semenenre) is a poorly attested Theban pharaoh during the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt who succeeded the equally obscure Nebiriau II. He reigned from 1601 to 1600 BC (Kim Ryholt) or ca. 1580 BC (Detlef Franke) and belonged to the 16th Dynasty (Ryholt) or the 17th Dynasty (Franke).
Attestation
Only the throne name is known for this ruler which was found carved on a tin-bronze axe head of unknown provenance, now in the Petrie Museum, London (UC30079).
Turin King List
The Turin Canon 11.7 mentions "Semenra" between Nebitawra (11.6) and Seuserenre (11.8). Semenre was succeeded by Seuserenre Bebiankh who left behind more traces of building projects and mining activity in his reign than most kings of this dynasty with the exception of Djehuti.
Further reading
- Ryholt, Kim (1997). The Political Situation in Egypt During the Second Intermediate Period, C. 1800-1550 B.C. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 8772894210. LCCN . OL .
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984). Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen. München-Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag. ISBN 3422008322.
| Preceded byNebiriau II | Pharaoh of Egypt Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt | Succeeded byBebiankh |