The Mystery of Deir el-Bahri by Seqenenre Tao

The Mystery of Deir el-Bahri by Seqenenre Tao

His son and successor Vodkapere Chamois the last ruler of the Thebes dynasty is credited with initiating the successful campaign to liberate the Hyksos Contemporary northern Hyksos writers describe the story as The Quarrel between Apophis and Sehekenre The pharaoh who ruled the last local kingdom of the Thebes region in Egypt during the 17th Dynasty of the Second Intermediate Period likely led a military campaign against the Hyksos A large amount of pottery is known as Kerma pottery has been found at this archaeological site indicating that a significant number of Kerma Nubians lived there

Rishi coffin of Seqenenre Tao as found in 1881

 before being moved to the Cairo Egyptian Museum

These Kerma Nubians are believed to have lived there as allies of the pharaoh in his war against the Hyksos He built a new mudbrick palace at Deir el-Ballas on an adjacent hill overlooking the river and the foundations of one building and the work on the bandages of the mummy of Sehekenre have been excavated The history of Sehekenre's reign and rebellion is legendary His successor was the last king of the 17th Dynasty Pharaoh Kamos son of Pharaoh Sekenre Amos I founder of the 18th Dynasty His reign fell near the end of the Second Intermediate Period

The Fall of the Middle Kingdom According to Byzantine historian George Cincellus who lists three dynastic sources the 13th Dynasty is believed to have consisted of 60 kings who ruled and resided in Dioplast for approximately 453 years The 12th Dynasty of Egypt ended in the late 19th century BC with the death of Queen Sobekneferu who had no heir The inscription of Sehekenre Sankptahi which reigned near the end of the dynasty clearly indicates that he ruled over Memphis The origins of this inscription are uncertain It is believed that the 13th Dynasty's move to the southernmost Thebes was triggered by the invasions of Canaanite rulers in the eastern Delta and the Memphis region