| 'Aper-'Anati | |
|---|---|
| Aperanat, Aper-Anat | |
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| Reign | unknown duration |
| Predecessor | Semqen (Ryholt) orAnat-her (von Beckerath) |
| Successor | Sakir-Har (Ryholt) orSemqen (von Beckerath) |
| Dynasty | uncertain dynasty, possibly15th Dynasty, otherwise16th Dynasty |
'Aper-'Anati (also writtenAper-Anat andAperanat) was a ruler ofLower Egypt during theSecond Intermediate Period in the mid-17th century BC. According toJürgen von Beckerath, he was the second king of the16th Dynasty and a vassal of the Hyksos kings of the15th Dynasty.[5] This opinion was rejected byKim Ryholt. In his 1997 study of the Second Intermediate Period, Ryholt argues that the kings of the 16th Dynasty ruled an independentTheban realm c. 1650–1580 BC.[4] Consequently, Ryholt sees 'Aper-'Anati as an early Hyksos king of the 15th Dynasty, perhaps its second ruler. This analysis has convinced some Egyptologists, such as Darrell Baker and Janine Bourriau,[6][7] but not others including Stephen Quirke.[8]
'Aper-'Anati is only known from a singlescarab-seal, now in thePetrie Museum.[1][9] On the scarab he is given the title ofHeka-chasut, which translates as "Ruler of the Foreign Lands" and from which the wordHyksos is derived. Significantly, this title was borne by the early Hyksos kings of the 15th Dynasty. Based on this evidence, Ryholt tentatively proposes that 'Aper-'Anati was the second ruler of the 15th Dynasty,[4] but points out that this identification is not certain.