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Sheshi
- Throne name
- Maa-ib-Re
- Dynasty
- 16th Dynasty (local petty kings)
- Period
- Second Intermediate Period, c. 1780–1550 BC
- Capital at the time
- Itjtawy, Avaris (Hyksos), Thebes
Sheshi is listed in the king list under ‘16th Dynasty (local petty kings)’ and so belongs to this period: Second Intermediate Period (c. 1780–1550 BC). No exact reign dates have survived. The throne name is Maa-ib-Re.
What is known about Sheshi
Attested on scarabs from Palestine to Kerma; perhaps identical with Beon.
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.
- from c. 1760 BC13th Dynasty: more than 60 kings, most with short reigns; the administration nevertheless carries on.
- c. 1650 BCThe Hyksos of the 15th Dynasty rule from Avaris in the eastern Nile Delta.
- during this periodThe horse and chariot become established in Egypt and transform warfare.
- Year 33 of ApepiRhind Papyrus: a scribe copies a mathematical textbook from the time of Amenemhat III containing 84 problems.
More about this period: Second Intermediate Period
16th Dynasty (local petty kings): all rulers
- Anat-her (Anathaddi)
- Aperanat (Useranat)
- Semqen
- Sakir-Har
- Apepi II
- Sheshi
- Yaqub-Har (Yaqabhaddu)
- Ya'ammu (Yaam)
- Yakbim (Yakabam)
- Aamu
- Pepi III
- Nebmaatre
- Aahotepre
- Aanetjerire
- Meribre
- Nubankhre
- Nikare II
- Sharek
- Wadjed
- Qareh (Qur)
- Shenes
- Inek
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