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Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt > Apepi I

Apepi I

Apepi (ippi) or Apophis was a ruler of Lower Egypt during the Fifteenth Dynasty and the end of the Second Intermediate Period that was dominated by this foreign dynasty of rulers called the Hyksos. According to the Turin Canon of Kings, he ruled over the northern portion of Egypt for forty years, and would have ruled during the early half of the 1500s if he outlived his southern rival, Kamose, but not Ahmose I. Although his reign only entailed northern Egypt, Apepi was dominant over most of Egypt during the early portion of his reign, and traded peacefully with the native, Theban Seventeenth dynasty to the south.

A vase belonging to Apepi's daughter, Herit, was found in the tomb of Amenhotep I, which might indicate that at some point his daughter may have been married to a Theban king. The vase, however, may just as well have been an item which was looted from Avaris after the eventual victory over the Hyksos by Ahmose I.

While he may have exerted suzerainty over Upper Egypt during the beginning of his reign, the Seventeenth Dynasty eventually assumed control over this region, and the Hyksos were driven out of Egypt no more than fifteen years after his death.

Auserre Apepi was the same person as both Aqenenre Apepi and Nebkhepeshre Apepi. This ruler simply used different prenomens during parts of his reign. Some Egyptologists previously believed that there were once two separate kings named Apepi, but it is now recognised that Khamudi succeeded Apepi I at Avaris. Apepi or Apophis is known to have used a minimum of two different prenomens in his reign, Aqenenre and Auserre (Awoserre). However, he also employed a third prenomen: Nebkhepeshre Rather than building his own monuments, Apepi generally usurped the monuments of previous pharaohs by inscribing his own name over two sphinxes of Amenemhat II and two statues of Smenkhkare.

According to the Belgian Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer, Nebkhepeshre or "Re is the Lord of Strength" was Apepi's first prenomen; however, towards the middle of his reign, the Hyksos ruler adopted a new prenomen, Aqenenre, which translates as "The strength of Re is great." In the final decade or so of his reign, Apepi chose Auserre as his final prenomen. Interestingly, there is no difference in the translations (ie. meaning) of both Aqenenre and Auserre; while the prenomen was altered, Auserre was essentially a synonym of Apepi's previous prenomen Aqenenre.

Apepi is thought to have usurped the throne of northern Egypt after the death of his predecessor, Khyan, since the latter had designated his son, Yanassi, to be his successor on the throne as a foreign ruler. He was succeeded by Khamudi, the last Hyksos ruler who drove out the Hyksos kings from Egypt and established the 18th Dynasty.