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Second Intermediate Period · 13th Dynasty

Ini

Throne name
Mery-hotep-Re
Dynasty
13th Dynasty
Period
Second Intermediate Period, c. 1780–1550 BC
Capital at the time
Itjtawy, Avaris (Hyksos), Thebes

Ini is listed in the king list under ‘13th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Second Intermediate Period (c. 1780–1550 BC). No exact reign dates have survived. The throne name is Mery-hotep-Re.

What is known about Ini

Perhaps identical with Sobekhotep VI, as he bears the same throne name.

From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.

The period: Second Intermediate Period

Many kings in quick succession weaken the realm. Immigrants from Western Asia, the Hyksos (‘rulers of foreign lands’), take power in the north, while a separate royal house rules in Thebes.

More about this period: Second Intermediate Period

13th Dynasty: all rulers

Further reading

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