Semenkare
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Semenkare was an Egyptian
king
(throne name: Semenkare) of the 13th Dynasty
. "Semenkare" means "the one who establishes the Ka of Re".
He appears in the Turin King List
. He is only known from one contemporary object: a stela found at Gebel Zeit. He reigned most likely only for a very short time.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
king
Pharaoh
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
(throne name: Semenkare) of the 13th Dynasty
Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt
The thirteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom. Other writers separate it from these dynasties and join it to Dynasties XIV through XVII as part of the Second Intermediate Period...
. "Semenkare" means "the one who establishes the Ka of Re".
He appears in the Turin King List
Turin King List
The Turin King List, also known as the Turin Royal Canon, is a hieratic papyrus thought to date from the reign of Ramesses II, now in the Museo Egizio at Turin...
. He is only known from one contemporary object: a stela found at Gebel Zeit. He reigned most likely only for a very short time.