52: Two Dynasties at Once

The Second Intermediate Period (Part 1). Around 1700 BCE, different regions of Egypt began to separate. Following a slow decay, a catastrophic famine and plague, and erosion of royal authority, people living in the north decided to find their own way in life.

Date: c. 1700 BCE.

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Episode written in 2014. Edited but not rewritten in 2024.

Select bibliography:

Manfred Bietak, “Egypt and Canaan During the Middle Bronze Age,” Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Research, 1991.

Janine Bourriau, “The Second Intermediate Period” in The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, 2004.

Auaris.at – Official Website of the Austrian Expedition to Avaris (Tell el-Dabaa): General History of the Region; the Avaris Temple.

Irene Forstner-Muller, “Tombs and Burial Customs…” in The Second Intermediate Period: Current Research, Future Prospects, 2010.

Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994.

Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010.

Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006.

Gregory D. Mumford, “Dynasties 13-17: The Second Intermediate Period,” Lecture Series.

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