Segerseni - the ancient Egyptian or Nubian leader of Nubia, ruling during the end of the XI - beginning of the XII dynasties in the early Middle Kingdom .
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personal name like the Son of Ra |
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throne name like a king |
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golden name like the golden choir |
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Testimonials
The existence of Segerseni is evidenced by one [1] or two [2] [3] tombstones found in Umbarakaba (Khor Dehmit) in Lower Nubia. Segerseni's throne name in the inscriptions remains controversial, as it was roughly carved and eventually weathered. One of the inscriptions on Segerseni, possibly, testifies to the war in the unknown region of Persenbet [3] . Segerseni is not in any list of rulers of Egypt [1] .
Biography
Despite the fact that Segerseni had the titles of the Egyptian pharaoh , there is no evidence of him outside Nubia [1] . Thus, he was most likely a contender for the Egyptian or Nubian throne in Lower Nubia during the difficult political period: either at the beginning of the First Transitional Period [1] , during the Second Transitional Period [3] , or during a period of time including the reign of Mentuhotep IV XI dynasty and the beginning of the reign of Amenemhet I XII dynasty [1] [4] [5] [6] . Most Egyptologists are inclined to the latest version [1] . In particular, the last two pharaohs may not have been recognized by all as legitimate rulers.
It is known that Amenemkhet I sent Khnumhotep I , the loyal Great Leader Mahej (16th Nome of Upper Egypt ) to Elephantine in Nubia to destroy the last resistance against him in that region [7] , but one cannot say with certainty who was the leader of this resistance . One of the alleged leaders of this resistance is Segerseni. In addition, two other rulers of Nubia of the same period are known , Jiibhentra and Kakare Ini. Both of them were contenders for the Egyptian throne, the relationship between them and Segerseni is unknown. If Segerseni was truly the enemy of Amenemhat, he could fight on the side of Mentuhotep IV or for his own Nubian kingdom. Nubia gained independence during the First Transitional Period , as evidenced by the military campaigns of Mentuhotep II in the region, just 40 years before the alleged birth and rule of Segerseni [8] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Darrell D. Baker. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs. - Stacey International, 2008. - T. I - Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300-1069 BC. - S. 357. - ISBN 978-1-905299-37-9 .
- ↑ T. Save-Soderbergh: Agypten und Nubien , Lund: Hakan Ohlsson 1941, 43 f
- ↑ 1 2 3 Török, László. Between Two Worlds: The Frontier Region Between Ancient Nubia and Egypt 3700 BC - 500 AD . - Brill, 2008 .-- S. 101. - ISBN 978-90-04-17-17197-8 .
- ↑ Jürgen von Beckerath. Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen. - München / Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1984. - S. 64, 196. - ISBN 3-422-00832-2 .
- ↑ Arthur Weigall. A Report on the Antiquities of Lower Nubia. - Cairo, 1907. - S. 19.
- ↑ Wolfram Grajetzki. The Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt: history, archeology and society // Duckworth Egyptology. - London, 2006 .-- S. 27-28 .
- ↑ Nicolas Grimal. A History of Ancient Egypt. - Oxford: Blackwell Books, 1992. - S. 158-160.
- ↑ Gae Callender. / Ian Shaw. - Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. - S. 140.
Literature
- Henri Gauthier, "Nouvelles remarques sur la XIe dynastie", BIFAO 9 (1911), pp. 99-136.
- Thomas Schneider, Lexikon der Pharaonen . Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 259.