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The Seventeenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt

The Seventeenth Dynasty is considered to be the last dynasty of the Old Kingdom. According to Manetho, they ruled from Memphis, and since their pyramids were built nearby at Saqqara, this seems very plausible.

Dynasty 17

The chronological order

It is important to note that the chronological order of the pharaohs is an evolving subject and should therefore be treated with a certain degree of caution. As new research is conducted, the order may be subject to change, which is a fundamental principle that applies to all Egyptian dynasties.

Table 1: The kings of the Seventeenth Dynasty
№ Pharaoh Also known as
1RahotepRehotep
2Sobekemsaf I
3Sobekemsaf II
4Intef VSekhemra-Wepmaat Intef
5Intef VINubkheperra Intef
6Intef VIISekhemra Heruhirmaat Intef
7SenakhtenraSenakhtenre Tao in older texts
8SeqenenraSeqenenre Tao
9KamoseKamesiu

The Seventeenth Dynasty according to Manetho

According to Josephus, the Hyksos kings preceded the Eighteenth Dynasty kings. The information presented in the epitome used by Africanus was corrupted. This is evident by the creation of two distinct lineages of kings, which were then combined into a single entity, and the transfer of an identical number of kings to both.

ACCORDING TO AFRICANUS

Seventeenth dynasty of 43 additional shepherd kings, and kings of Theban Diospolis, 43 in number

Total for the reigns of the shepherds and Theban kings is151 years

ACCORDING TO EUSEBIOS

Seventeenth dynasty, they were shepherds and brothers, foreign kings from Phoenicia, who also seized Memphis

  1. Saites, the first of them, reigned for19 years
    From him the Saite nome also received its name. They also built a city in the Sethroite nome, which they used as a base of operations when they subdued the Egyptians.
  2. Bnon40 years
  3. Aphophis14 years
  4. After him, Archles30 years
  5. Total103 years

Around their time, Joseph was appointed king of the Egyptians.

Syncellus:
It should be noted how Eusebios, to suit his own purpose, states that the kings who, according to Africanus' report, belonged to the 15th dynasty were part of the 17th dynasty. For it is agreed by all that Joseph was ruler of Egypt at the time of Aphophis. And as Eusebios was not at all able to put him during the reign of some other king, he transferred Aphophis from the 15th to the 17th dynasty. And he cut short the actual sixty-one years of his rule down to thirty, presented the 151 years of the whole dynasty as 103 years, and instead of six kings gave only four.

ARMENIAN TRANSLATION

Seventeenth dynasty, a dynasty of shepherds who were Phoenician brothers, foreign kings who took Memphis.

  1. Saitēs was first, 19 years The district of Saite was named after him. Then they established a city in the district of Sethroite from which they advanced and conquered the Egyptians.
  2. Bnon, second 40 years
  3. Arkʻłēs30 years
  4. Apʻovpʻis14 years
  5. In total103 years

Joseph seems to have appeared during the time of these kings.

New Kingdom king lists

A couple kings of the Seventeenth Dynasty is present in the Karnak Canon.