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Sebkay (alternatively Sebekay or Sebekāi〔) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh during the Second Intermediate Period, likely belonging to the 13th Dynasty. Very little is known about him, since his name is attested only on a magic ivory wand found at Abydos and now in the Cairo Museum (CG 9433 / JE 34988).〔Georges Daressy, (''Catalogue Général des Antiquités Égyptiennes du Musée du Caire: Textes et dessins magiques ). Le Caire: Imprimerie de L'institut Français D'archéologie Orientale'' (1903), pl. XI.〕 ==Identity== Since the discovery of the wand, several egyptologists have tried to identify this king with other rulers of the Second Intermediate Period. Stephen Quirke believed that “Sebkay” was a diminutive for “Sedjefakare”, which is the throne name of Kay-Amenemhat, while Jürgen von Beckerath considered the name a short form of the ''nomen'' “Sobekhotep” instead.〔Jürgen von Beckerath, ''Untersuchungen zur politischen Geschichte der Zweiten Zwischenzeit in Ägypten'', Glückstadt, Augustin, 1964, p. 46.〕 supports von Beckerath's hypothesis, specifying that the king Sobekhotep likely was Sobekhotep II.〔Thomas Schneider, in Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, and David A. Warburton (eds) ''Ancient Egyptian Chronology'', Brill, Leiden – Boston, 2006, pp. 178-79.〕 A more radical hypothesis came from Kim Ryholt, who suggested the reading “Seb's son Kay”, ''de facto'' splitting the name “Seb-kay” in two different pharaohs and thus filling a gap in the Turin King List before Kay-Amenemhat. Furthermore, in this reconstruction the name of the last mentioned king should be considered a patronymic too, and must be read “Kay's son Amenemhat”, thus setting a dynastic line consisting of three kings: Seb, his son Kay, and the latter's son Amenemhat. Ryholt's interpretation is considered daring and controversial by some egyptologists.〔 In 2014 at Abydos, a team of archaeologists discovered the tomb of a previously unknown king of the Second Intermediate Period, called Senebkay. It has been suggested that this ruler and Sebkay might be the same person.〔(Finding a Lost Pharaoh ), Archaeology and arts. Retrieved 08 May 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sebkay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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