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The Hyksos ruler Khyan and the early second intermediate period in Egypt : problems and priorities of current research : proceedings of the Workshop of the Austrian Archaeological Institute and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Vienna, July 4-5, 2014

Title
The Hyksos ruler Khyan and the early second intermediate period in Egypt : problems and priorities of current research : proceedings of the Workshop of the Austrian Archaeological Institute and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Vienna, July 4-5, 2014 / Irene Forstner-Müller, Nadine Moeller (eds.).
Author
Workshop of the Austrian Archaeological Institute and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (2014 : Vienna, Austria)
Publication
Wien : Verlag Holzhausen GmbH, 2018.

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Additional Authors
  • Forstner-Müller, Irene
  • Moeller, Nadine
Description
307 pages : illustrations (some color); 30 cm.
Summary
The volume consists of contributions to an international workshop 'The Hyksos King Khyan - New Insights on the Chronology of the 13th and 15th Dynasties', which was organized by the Austrian Archaeological Institute (Cairo Branch) and the Oriental Institute (University of Chicago) in Vienna from the 4th to the 5th of July 2014. Recent results from the most important sites of the Late Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period (Edfu, Tell el-Dab'a and Abydos) have broadened our knowledge of the situation in Egypt enormously. Of utmost importance in this context are the sealing impressions from Edfu and Tell el-Dabʻa bearing the name of the Hyksos ruler Khyan and the discovery of the previously-unknown royal tombs of an independent 'Abydene' Dynasty in Abydos, which bring new light to bear on our understanding of the political situation in this period. Besides King Apophis, Khyan is one of the most important kings of the 15th Dynasty. However, his chronological position within the 15th Dynasty is not clear. Traditionally he has been assigned to the middle of the 15th Dynasty, but recent results now indicate a dating at the beginning of the 15th Dynasty and an overlap between the 13th and the 15th Dynasty. This new chronological position has far-reaching consequences not only for Egyptian chronology, but also for the chronology of the Mediterranean world. The new finds from Tell el-Dabʻa, Edfu and Abydos necessitate a revision of the chronology of Dynasties 13 to 17 in Egypt, and a reconsideration of political and administrative structures during the Second Intermediate Period.
Series Statement
Ergänzungshefte zu den Jahresheften des Österreichischen Archäologischen Institutes, 1727-2505 ; Heft 17
Uniform Title
Ergänzungshefte zu den Jahresheften des Österreichischen Archäologischen Institutes in Wien ; Heft 17.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
  • 9783902976833
  • 3902976837
OCLC
  • on1048300542
  • 1048300542
  • SCSB-9134580
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries