The Twenty-third Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Dates: 837-728 BC.
Capital: Thebes

The Twenty-third Dynasty is much debated, but monuments from their reign show that they controlled Upper Egypt in parallel with the Twenty-second dynasty,

The Twenty-third Dynasty
#PharaohThrone nameAlso known asReign*
1 Takelot II Hedjkheperra 840–815
2 Pedubast I Usermaatra 829–804
3 Iuput I 829–804
4 Shoshenq VI Previously known as Shoshenq IV 804–798
5 Osorkon III 798–769
6 Takelot III 774–759
7 Rudamun Rudamon 759–755
 
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OK – Old Kingdom
Dynasties 3-6

MK – Middle Kingdom
Dynasties 11-12

NK – New Kingdom
Dynasties 18-20

SIP – Second Intermediate Period
Dynasties 13-17

Thebes – The Southern capital

Memphis – The Northern capital

Epitome – Manetho’s original Aegyptiaca was lost in antiquity, and in the following centuries, it was replaced by Epitomes (summaries) by rivalling advocates of Jewish, Egyptian, and Greek history that saw each side trying to establish the truth according to their point of view.

Vorlage – From the German for prototype or template, a vorlage is a prior version of a manuscript, in this case an earlier version of the canon.

Recto and verso – Recto is the front side and verso is the back side of a written or printed text.

Cartouche – oval band enclosing a pharaohs name

Hieratic – cursive form of hieroglyphic script

Hyksos – Greek form of ḥḳꜢ-ḫꜢswt or “rulers of foreign lands,” referring to peoples who migrated and controlled parts Egypt during the SIP.

Mortuary Temple – where the gods and the king who built the temple were worshipped.

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