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  Egyptvoyager.com: Egyptian History
They tolerated other lines of kings within the country, both those of the 17th dynasty and the various minor Hyksos who made up the 16th dynasty.
Apepi II The Hyksos, sometimes referred to as the Shepherd Kings or Desert Princes, sacked the old capital of Memphis and built their capital at Avaris, in the Delta.
The dynasty consisted of five or six kings, the best-known being Apepi I, who reigned for up to 40 years.
www.egyptvoyager.com /history_dynasties_14to17.htm   (364 words)

  
  Apepi I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A vase belonging to his daughter, Herit, was found in the tomb of Amenhotep I, which would indicate that at some point his daughter may have been married to a Theban king.
Although he may have possibly even been the suzerain over Upper Egypt during the beginning of his reign, the 17th Dynasty eventually assumed dominance, and the Hyksos were driven out of Egypt no more than 15 years after his death.
Awoserre Apepi may or may not have been the same person as Aqenienre Apepi.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apepi_I   (253 words)

  
 Hyksos kings - Sheshi, Salitis, Yakubher, Khyan, Apepi, Apopis, Khamudi, Khamudy.
Apepi is mentioned in two papyri, a list from priests in Memphis and many pieces of architecture which give the names of his sisters Tani and Tcharydjet and daughter Harta.
Thus it's believed that he also is the ruler behind the name Neb-khepesh-re ("Re is the lord of strength") in the cartouche left, believed to be the first stage of his reign, and Aqenenre ("The strength of Re is great") to the right as his second.
Maybe he was provoked by a letter from their old king Apepi I who complained that his sleep was disturbed by the snoring from king Tao's hippopotami down in Thebes 800 km to the south(!).
www.nemo.nu /ibisportal/0egyptintro/6egypt/6main.htm   (4584 words)

  
 ona | glossary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
in egyptian mythology, apepi was a giant serpent that lived in the waters of nun (the primordial ocean from where all life was created).
apepi chased the sun god ra as he travelled across the sky every day, and was blamed for bad weather and solar eclipses.
but apepi was never a serious danger - prayers and rituals performed by the priests prevented him from devouring ra entirely!
www.ona.com /en/glossary/267   (1279 words)

  
 Egyptian History: Dynasties 12 to 17 - The Middle Kingdom and the rule of the Hyksos
In the end the Thebans forced Khamudi (Apepi II), the last king of the 15th (Hyksos) Dynasty to negotiate the withdrawal of the Hyksos army from Avaris and most of the Delta.
The tomb of Queen Ahhotep, wife of Kamose, contained much weaponry and three golden flies, the Egyptian award for bravery.
The quarrel between Apepi I and Sekenenre Tao
www.reshafim.org.il /ad/egypt/history12-17.htm   (1994 words)

  
 Cult Practices in the Old Kingdom
In the Egyptian mythologies it was Apepi or Apophis, the great primordial serpent whom lived in the waters of the celestial Nile - Eg: The Milky Way.
In general Apepi is considered the dragon of chaos and destruction.
However in essence Apepi is an early form of a light god who resided within the abyss before the creation of the worlds.
www.mystae.com /restricted/streams/thera/cults.html   (2107 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Apepi II
Apepi II, (Also Aqenienre Apepi or Apepi II) was a Hyksos ruler of Lower Egypt during the end of the Second Intermediate Period.
His domain was much reduced from his predicessor, Apepi I, and his name is not found on any objects south of Bubastis besides a dagger which turned up on the Antiquities market in Luxor, but was probably not found in the area.
Aqenienre Apepi may or may not have been another name for Awoserre Apepi.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Apepi_II   (173 words)

  
 Hyskos and Hebrews
It is interesting (as long as we are speculating for fun) that a contemporary dynastic clan chieftain is "Yakobam." In this scenario, the expulsion of the Hyksos would not be the historical foundation for the Exodus but instead set the stage for it.
If Apepi was the Hyksos Pharaoh of Joseph, this would place Joseph around 1610ish.
I was talking about > this theme with a friend of mine who is up on his Egyptian history and he says the > Exodus must have been after the 13th century because we have Egyptian records of > 2 egyptian cities cities being built by Hebrews in the 13th century.
lists.ibiblio.org /pipermail/b-hebrew/2000-January/006421.html   (869 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "King Apepi": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
They were considering the latest reports from the northern front, where King Apepi had recaptured Abnub after a siege that had lasted the previous three years.
Therein this is confirmed by King Apepi having Set in his title (worshipper of Set), which proves the fact that although the Solar Cult had been evolved...
It was said that the Hyksos king Apepi was "a scribe of Ra, taught by Thoth himself...
www.amazon.com /phrase/King-Apepi   (544 words)

  
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They met in a great battle in which Kheperra was slain and his army defeated, though not before it had slaughtered such numbers of the enemy that, abandoning their advance on Thebes, the generals of the Shepherds returned with the remnant of their troops whence they came.
Only one thing did Apepi demand of the conquered Thebans, namely that Rima the Queen of dead Kheperra, and the babe Nefra, his daughter and lawful heiress of Upper Egypt, should be given up to him, hearing which Rima hid herself away with the child, as shall be told.
This Apepi was a big, fleshy man still in middle age, with the hooked nose of the Shepherds and fl, beady eyes, one who was violent in his temper, revengeful and fierce-natured like all his people, yet very anxious-minded, a fearer of evil.
gutenberg.net.au /ebooks02/0200381.txt   (19751 words)

  
 The "Hidden One" and His Worshippers quiz -- free game
The Egyptian god known as the "hidden one" had the goose as a sacred bird.
Seqenenre should keep his sacred hippopotami quiet as they were disturbing Apepi's sleep (they were about 650 kilometres away)
Apepi's throne room was getting dusty and Seqenenre should come and sweep it
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=212756   (535 words)

  
 Egyptian History: Dynasties 12 to 17 - The Middle Kingdom and the rule of the Hyksos
In the end the Thebans forced Khamudi (Apepi II), the last king of the 15th (Hyksos) Dynasty to negotiate the withdrawal of the Hyksos army from Avaris and most of the Delta.
The tomb of Queen Ahhotep, wife of Tao II (Sekenenre) or of his successor Kamose, contained much weaponry and three golden flies, the Egyptian award for bravery, and Ahmoses's inscription praises her military leadership.
The quarrel between Apepi I and Sekenenre Tao
nefertiti.iwebland.com /history12-17.htm   (2008 words)

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