Yakbim Sekhaenre
Pl. 85 · also Yakbim, Sekhaenre
1805 BC to 1780 BC, about 25 years · Second Intermediate Period
Yakbim Sekhaenre was an early king of the Fourteenth Dynasty, reigning from around 1805 BC to 1780 BC, with chronological uncertainty of about fifty years. His dynasty was a regional power based in the eastern Nile Delta, coexisting with the late Middle Kingdom and early Thirteenth Dynasty rulers who sat further south.
Operating from the delta stronghold of Avaris, modern Tell el-Dab'a, Yakbim presided over a territory strongly influenced by Levantine immigration and trade. His rise represents the breakdown of unified Egyptian governance as northern regional elites established their own local administrative centres.
Knowledge of Yakbim Sekhaenre is very limited and derives almost entirely from royal-name scarab seals found in Lower Egypt and the Levant, as well as archaeological finds at Tell el-Dab'a. No burial, tomb structure, or royal mummy has been identified.
Monuments
- Tell el-Dab'a
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