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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (60865)

10/20/2014 10:26:50 AM

From: Brumar89

Respond to of 69300

You shouldn't think that Egypt was unchanging over its history. There were periods of strong rulers and periods of weak ones. Periods when Egypt was united under one ruler, periods when the kingdom was divided. Periods in which it sent armies abroad on wars of conquest, periods in which it was invaded. The Hyksos invaded Egypt from Canaan ... in fact, they introduced chariots to Egypt. We know one of the Hyksos rulers bore the same name as a ruler driven out of Hebron by the Israelites:

Who were the Hyksos? Invaders from Canaan during a chaotic and divided period of Egyptian history, they're still a mystery to scholars. Interesting that one of the early Hyksos pharaohs is named Sheshi, which appears to be the same name (Sheshai) that appears in the Bible:

Sheshai / ' ? i? ? ? a? / was a clan of Anakim living in Hebron named for a son of Anak in the Holy Bible (Numbers 13:22). The clans were driven out of the city by Caleb (Joshua 15:14) and the Tribe of Judah (Judges 1:10).
en.wikipedia.org

Praenomen	May-ib-re, "Seeing in the Heart of Re"
Nomen	Sheshy

Manetho	mentioned
King Lists
Alternate Names	Beon,Baion, Bnon

Dates

	1646 -- 1635 BCE proposed
manetho	reigned 44 years
redford	1664-1662
franke	1615-1602
ryholt	1745-1705

Succession

Predecessor	unknown, possibly Salitis
Successor

Associated People

unknown

Burial Place

unknown

Monuments

unknown

History Sheshi is an obscure king mentioned by Manetho as the second king of the 15th Dynasty. Manetho also says that this king ruled for 44 years, a length of time that has been thoroughly discredited by modern egyptologists. Nowadays, it is figured that Sheshi ruled for somewhere between 3 and 14 years.

Hundreds of seals with the pharaoh's name have been found all over the MIddle East, and 2 actual seal impressions have been found.

Occasionally, egyptologists put Sheshi among the first kings of the 14th Dynasty, along with Ahotepre and Quare. The other two are well attested pharaohs. However, placing them in order and in the proper dynasty cannot be done with any surety.
http://www.phouka.com/pharaoh/pharaoh/dynasties/dyn15/02bnon.html

Were the Hyksos Canaanites that invaded Egypt after having been driven out of Canaan by the Israelite invasion under Joshua and Caleb?

Interesting that the Canaanite Hyksos introduced chariots to Egypt (there goes another Mutt claim):

The Hyksos brought several technical improvements to Egypt, as well as cultural impulses such as new musical instruments and foreign loan words. [9] The changes introduced include new techniques of bronze working and pottery, new breeds of animals, and new crops. [9] In warfare, they introduced the horse and chariot, [10] the composite bow, improved battle axes, and advanced fortification techniques. [9] Because of these cultural advances, Hyksos rule was decisive for Egypt’s later empire in the Middle East. [9]