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Interpretation of Data for the 12th Dynasty by Petrie and Breasted*
King's Name

Amenemhet I
Sesostris I
Amenemhet II
Sesostris II
Sesostris III/Senusert III/Khakaure
Amenemhet III [4]
Amenemhet IV
Sebeknefrure
 Reign Lengths Assigned
by Petrie*
 20 years
42
32
29
38
44
9
4
 Reign Lengths Assigned
by Breasted*
 20 years
42
32
19
38
48
9
4
Total elapsed time for the dynasty**.........218 years....................................................212 years

* Based on years of reign to the coregency of the next ruler.
** Compared to 213+ years as given by the Turin Papyrus, however, one ought ot keep in mind the possibility that the various rulers with a I, II or III at the end were actually only one person described during phases of their reign or from different areas in the country. Such a scenario would significantly shorten the duration of this dynasty.

The New Interpretation of the Pharaohs and Their Alter Egos According to Damien Mackey - For the full story click Here!
Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom 6th Dynasty The Women The Biblical Background
Khufu / Cheops Amenemes (I-III all in one) Teti / Khui Ankhenes-merire - daughter of Teti Israelites enslaved - Pyramid constructions
Chephren - Khak-kheper-Re Sesostris - Kheper-ka-re (I-III all in one) Pepi Pepi marries Meresankh/Ankhenesmerire Merris, Pharaohs daughter of Teti and wife of Pepi who raised Moses
Merenre Amenemes IV ... ... Pharaoh of the Exodus who died in the Red Sea
According to Damien's revision, Khufu was the same king as Cheops, Amenemes I-III and Teti. According to Damien's revision, Khafra was the same king as Chephren, Sesostris I-III and Pepi.

The above new chart illustrates the latest explanation of this period in Egyptian history - the kings and the various names under whom they became known and the contemporaneity of the various Kingdoms.

Notes and References

01) A quartzite lintel showing the partial cartouche of Senusret III now in the BM, can be seen in Egyptian Archaeology, No. 7, 1995, p. 33.


"In 1941 Labib Habachi found a statue of the king `Hetep-ib-Re '`Amu-sa-Hornedjheryotef' with 3 statues of Sobeknofru, the last ruler of the 12th Dynasty, in a small sanctuary near our palace. This king had perhaps originally been the queen's chief steward, who after her reign was in a position to seize the Egyptian throne for a time. His name indicates that he was the son of an Asiatic. Most likely he was one of the functionaries of the Asiatic settlement at Tell el-Dab'a. This king had extensive connections with northern Syria. A scepter in the shape of a ceremonial club with his name, found in a contemporary royal tomb called by the excavator the "tomb of `The Lord of the Goats' in Ebla, was most probably a diplomatic gift." [Manfred Bietak, `Avaris, the Capital of the Hyksos', p. 30; `our palace' in this case means the palace M. Bietak was excavating.]

4) Amenemess III is said to be the builder of the so-called `Labyrinth' in Egypt. He is also supposed to represent Memnon but see our preferred identities above. [Sir A.Gardner, `The Egyptian Memnon' in JEA, Vol. 47, 1961, p. 96; N. Reeves, `Ancient Egypt -The Great Discoveries', p. 77 as well as other pages on this king.]
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