Second Intermediate Period

Question 1

Who was the last king to be attested to both upper and lower Egypt as the king before the second intermediate period?

Answer 1

Merneferne Ay(a)

Question 2

What is the issue with literary sources from this period

Answer 2

There is little to non of them, the archaeological record is the main source

Question 3

What is the most helpful written source for understanding this period?

Answer 3

The manetho kings list

Question 4

Academic opinion of the second intermediate period

Answer 4

Ilin-Tomich
-sometimes referred to as the Hyksos period
-manetho ignores the rulers at kerma
Boutique
-time of cultural change
-tell el-dab’a was very Hyksos inspired
Ryholt
-kings wouldn’t have time to make grand tombs and they would probably have to bury their predecessor
-lots of burials would have been found within one shaft

Question 5

Which famous statue was found within which tomb at Dashur?

Answer 5

The burial of Auibara-Hor had a ka statue of king Hor in it

Question 6

Which famous papyri was found in Avaris?

Answer 6

The Rhind mathematical papyrus

Question 7

Which tablet has information copied from the text of the second Khamose stela?

Answer 7

The Camarvon tablet 1