A Game of Chess: Thebes, Avaris and Kerma
The Hyksos remain supreme over Egypt, along with their allies the Nubians of Kerma.
In Thebes, the Kings of Dynasty Sixteen are struggling to resist the invaders and reclaim their ancestral kingdom. But there will be hard fights, and dreadful losses, before the war is won.
Bibliography
- Anthony J. Spalinger, War in Ancient Egypt, 2005
- Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994.
- Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2004 & 2010.
- Lazlo Torok, Between Two Worlds: The Frontier Region Between Ancient Nubia and Egypt 3700 BC – AD 500, 2009.
I feel it is unwise to put oneself in the shoes of the 16-7th dynasty too much as ‘protaganists’ of this period, which I sense is the approach you have taken here. There are no goodies and baddies in the intermediate period, there are just several dynasties competing for political control of a region.
Whether this instinct comes from the fact they were the eventual victors (which certainly makes them easier to study narratively speaking) or more ominously the ‘true egyptians,’ it can warp the perspective a little.
I’m interested to learn more about this Abydos dynasty though ngl, is there archaeological evidence for it?
Heya just wanted to give you a brief heads up and let you know a few of the images aren’t loading correctly.
I’m not sure why but I think its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in two different browsers and
both show the same results.