| Seuserenre Bebiankh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Bronze dagger bearing the inscription "The son of Ra, Bebiankh, given life".British Museum EA 66062. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pharaoh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 12 years 1603-1591 BC 1600-1588 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Semenre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Sekhemre Shedwaset orPepi III (Helck) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 1591 or 1588 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | 16th Dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seuserenre Bebiankh was a king in Upper Egypt during theSecond Intermediate Period. He is often placed in the16th Theban Dynasty and hisprenomen or royal name is mentioned in the Turin King List with a reign of 12 years.
Based on an interpretation of the Turin King List, Bebiankh was succeeded either by a poorly known king namedSekhemre Shedwast.[1] Also suggested is the equally shadowy rulerSeneferankhre Pepi III.[2]
Bebiankh is only attested in a small region of Upper Egypt.
AtGebel Zeit (Red Sea), a modest stela preserves his prenomenSeuserenre and nomenBebiankh, attesting to mining activity in the nearbygelena mines.[3][4][5] Mining expeditions to Gebel Zeit often departed fromCoptos (Quft), cf.Minemhat of Coptos.
AtMedamud, he built an extension to theTemple of Mentu.[6]
InNaqada, the nomen of Bebiankh is found on a bronze dagger with the inscription:Son of Ra, Bebiankh, given life.[7][1]
TheKarnak King List from the time of Thutmose III mentions: 27. Se-user-en-re. Here he is betweenNubkheperre andSenakhtenre.
TheTurin King List 11:08 from the time of Ramesses II mentions: The Dual King Seuserenra reigned 12 years, months lost, x days.[8] In the list he is preceded by 11:07 Semenra and succeeded by 11:09Sekhemre Shedwaset, often interpreted as chronological.
The name Seuserenre consists of word-components: s-wsr-n-r'
| Preceded by | Pharaoh of Egypt Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt | Succeeded by |
