Semenre
Sign in to saveSemenre (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).
Key facts
- 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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- Image
- 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).