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Horemkhauef of Hierakonpolis
In the first of an occasional series focusing on remarkable people of their period, Wolfram Grajetzki introduces the ‘First Inspector of the Priests’ at Nekhen during the Second Intermediate Period.
The Second Intermediate Period (c.1650-1550 BC) belongs to the darkest of ancient Egyptian history. Around 50 kings ruled parts of Egypt. The succession of these kings and their realms of power often remain unknown or a matter of guesswork. Kings are often only attested by a small number of monuments, most often just providing us with the king’s name. However, in contrast to the meagre evidence for single kings, there are quite a high number of private stelae dating to this period. Most of them come from Upper Egypt, from Abydos, Thebes, Gebelein and Edfu. Some of them have biographical inscriptions, providing us with glimpses into the life of people in this obscure period.
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