𓋹 Pharaoh Archive

Middle Kingdom

13th Dynasty of Egypt

c. 1773–1650 BCE

The 13th Dynasty followed the 12th and ruled from Itjtawy for roughly a century and a half. Dozens of kings are known from the Turin King List, seals and scattered monuments, and most reigns were short, though a few rulers such as Sobekhotep IV held real authority.

Its chronology is one of the most contested parts of Egyptian history. Modern reconstructions differ on the order and number of kings, and the late part of the dynasty overlaps with the 14th Dynasty and the rise of the Hyksos. Names in this archive should be read as the current best reconstruction, not a settled list.

Period
Middle Kingdom
Dates
c. 1773–1650 BCE
Rulers profiled
33

Rulers of the 13th Dynasty

Every ruler profile in the archive for this dynasty, in the order used by the chronology. Each name links to a full profile with dates, background, sources and illustrations.

13th Dynasty

Iufni

early 13th Dynasty; exact dates disputed

Sewadjkare

early 13th Dynasty; exact dates disputed

Nedjemibre

early 13th Dynasty; exact dates disputed

13th Dynasty — uncertain late candidates

Major monuments

  • Hor I tomb
  • Khendjer pyramid
  • Karnak and Abydos monuments
  • Turin King List fragments
  • scattered seals and inscriptions

Key events

  • Political fragmentation after the late Middle Kingdom.
  • Fragmentation of the 13th-Dynasty succession.

Reading the evidence

Order and numbering remain actively revised.

These names must not be presented as a settled sequence; different reconstructions arrange them differently.

Sources: UCL Digital Egypt; Ryholt (1997); Baker (2008); Shaw (2000). See the full bibliography.