1st of at least 4 unknown Pharaohs succeeds Merkawre Sobekhotep VII

1st of at least 4 unknown Pharaohs succeeds Merkawre Sobekhotep VII

Clues to the Reigns of at least 4 unknown Pharaoh on Turin canon are;

  1. x yrs 11 m
  2. x yrs 3 m
  3. lost
  4. lost

The Inundation Stele dated to Year 4 of Sobekhotep VIII (a non-canonical king of the late 13th Dynasty) was found at Karnak in 1956. The Stele mentions that king was at Karnak to witness the river in flood during the inundation and coincided with the epagomenal days – the end of the civil year.

New Year-dates in August or September are compatible with this record, however earlier floods in June and July are not unknown.

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