SPECIAL TOPIC: KINGS OF EGYPT

A. Hyksos (Shepherd Kings - Semitic rulers) –1720/10-1550

B. 18th Dynasty (1570-1310):

1. 1570-1546 Amosis

a. made Thebes the capital

b. invaded southern Canaan

2. 1546-1525 Amenophis I (Amenhotep I)

3. 1525-1494 Thutmosis I

4. 1494-1490 Thutmosis II – married Thutmosis I's daughter, Hatshepsut

5. 1490-1435 Thutmosis III (nephew of Hatshepsut)

6. 1435-1414 Amenophis II (Amenhotep II)

7. 1414-1406 Thutmosis IV

8. 1406-1370 Amenophis III (Amenhotep III)

9. 1370-1353 Amenophis IV (Akhenaten)

a. worshiped the Sun, Aten

b. instituted a form of high-god worship (monotheism)

c. Tel-El-Amarna letters are in this period

10. ? Smenkhkare

11. ? Tutankhamun (Tutankhaten)

12. ? Ay (Aye-Eye)

13. 1340-1310 Haremhab

C. 19th Dynasty (1310-1200):

1. ? Rameses I (Ramses)

2. 1309-1290 Seti I (Sethos)

3. 1290-1224 Ramesses II (Ramses II)

a. from archaelogical evidence most likely Pharaoh of the exodus

b. built the cities of Avaris, Pithom and Ramses by Habaru (possibly Semites or Hebrew) slaves

4. 1224-1216 Marniptah (Merenptah)

5. ? Amenmesses

6. ? Seti II

7. ? Siptah

8. ? Tewosret

D. 20th Dynasty (1180-1065):

1. 1175-1144 Rameses III

2. 1144-1065 Rameses IV - XI

E. 21st Dynasty (1065-935):

1. ? Smendes

2. ? Herihor

F. 22nd Dynasty (935-725 – Libyan):

1. 935-914 Shishak (Shosenk I or Sheshong I)

a. protected Jeroboam I until Solomon's death

b. conquered Palestine about 925 (cf. 1 Kgs. 14-25; 2 Chr. 12)

2. 914-874 Osorkon I

3. ? Osorkon II

4. ? Shoshnek II

G. 23rd Dynasty (759-715 – Libyan)

H. 24th Dynasty (725-709)

I. 25th Dynasty (716/15-663 – Ethiopian/Nubian):

1. 710/09-696/95 Shabako (Shabaku)

2. 696/95-685/84 Shebteko (Shebitku)

3. 690/689, 685/84-664 Tirhakah (Taharqa)

4. ? Tantamun

J. 26th Dynasty (663-525 - Saitic):

1. 663-609 Psammetichus I (Psamtik)

2. 609-593 Neco II (Necho)

3. 593-588 Psammetichus II (Psamtik)

4. 588-569 Apries (Hophra)

5. 569-525 Amasis

6. ? Psammetichus III (Psamtik)

K. 27th Dynasty (525-401 - Persian):

1. 530-522 Cambyses II (Cyrus II's son)

2. 522-486 Darius I

3. 486-465 Xerxes I

4. 465-424 Artaxerxes I

5. 423-404 Darius II