Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt

Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt
837 BC–728 BC
Flask of Rudamun
Flask of Rudamun
CapitalThebes, Herakleopolis
Common languagesEgyptian language
Religion
Ancient Egyptian Religion
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
Historical eraThird Intermediate Period of Egypt
• Established
837 BC
• Disestablished
728 BC
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-third Dynasty was an Ancient Egyptian dynasty of ancient Libyan origin which is usually classified as the third dynasty of the ancient Egyptian Third Intermediate Period in modern periodization. This dynasty consisted of a number of Meshwesh-descended kings ruling over parts of Egypt in the 9th and 8th centuries BC. Scholars are divided on the definition and composition of what they label the 23rd Dynasty.[1]

  1. ^ The Libyan Anarchy: Inscriptions from Egypt's Third Intermediate Period. Society of Biblical Lit. 2009. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-58983-174-2.

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