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Semenre (Smenre, Semenenre) is a poorly attested Theban pharaoh during the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt who succeeded the equally obscure Nebiriau II. He reigned from 1601 to 1600 BC (Kim Ryholt) or ca. 1580 BC (Detlef Franke) and belonged to the 16th Dynasty (Ryholt) or the 17th Dynasty (Franke).

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Pharaoh.name
Semenre
Pharaoh.alt_name
Smenre, Semenenre
Pharaoh.image
Axehead Semenenre by Khruner.jpg
Pharaoh.caption
Axehead with the name of Semenre, Petrie Museum UC30079
Pharaoh.role
Ruler of Upper Egypt
Pharaoh.reign
ca. 1600 BC or 1580 BC
Pharaoh.dynasty
16th Dynasty or 17th Dynasty
Pharaoh.predecessor
Nebiriau II
Pharaoh.successor
Bebiankh
Pharaoh.prenomen
Semenres.mn-rˁTurin CanonSemenenreSmn-n-RˁHe who is established by Ra

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Axehead Semenenre by Khruner.jpg
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date of birth
1600-01-01
date of death
1600-01-01
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Semenre (Smenre, Semenenre) is a poorly attested Theban pharaoh during the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt who succeeded the equally obscure Nebiriau II. He reigned from 1601 to 1600 BC (Kim Ryholt) or ca. 1580 BC (Detlef Franke) and belonged to the 16th Dynasty (Ryholt) or the 17th Dynasty (Franke).

==Attestation== Only the throne name is known for this ruler which was found carved on a tin-bronze axe head of unknown provenance, now in the Petrie Museum, London (UC30079).

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