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Submission declined on 2 October 2026 by ChrysGalley (talk). This draft appears to contain text generated by a large language model (such as ChatGPT). You cannot use LLMs to generate, draft, or rewrite article content.
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Submission declined on 2 October 2026 by ChrysGalley (talk). This draft appears to contain text generated by a large language model (such as ChatGPT). You cannot use LLMs to generate, draft, or rewrite article content.
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Comment: Still has AI markdown. ChrysGalley (talk) 09:11, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: There are multiple signs of AI use in both the wording and markdown. It has not been checked. Moreover the ISBN reference to the book by Ian Shaw is the version of 2003, not 2000, the 2000 version is 978-0198150343. However by amazing coincidence, the 2003 version is in the Wayback Library but no online source was provided. Both editions refer to the "narrative relief" in Ahmose's temple, but which in this draft has become
According to the contemporary funerary inscription
. So I am not convinced that this has been properly checked by a human being. ChrysGalley (talk) 09:01, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
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| Siege of Avaris | |||||||
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| Part of Second Intermediate Period of Egypt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Theban Egypt | Hyksos | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ahmose I | Khamudi | ||||||
The Siege of Avaris took place in the mid-16th century BC during the reign of Ahmose I. The capture of the Hyksos capital at Avaris (modern Tell el-Dab'a) by Theban forces ended foreign Hyksos rule over Lower Egypt and unified the country under the Eighteenth Dynasty.
During the Second Intermediate Period, the Hyksos established the Fifteenth Dynasty and ruled Lower and Middle Egypt from Avaris.[1] The native Seventeenth Dynasty, based at Thebes, paid tribute to the Hyksos until Seqenenre Tao and his successor Kamose initiated armed campaigns to push them northward.[2] Following Kamose's death, his younger brother Ahmose I continued the war after securing his position at home.[1]
Before attacking Avaris directly, Egyptian forces captured the frontier fortress of Tjaru along the eastern border, cutting off potential overland reinforcements from Canaan.[2] The primary historical account for the siege comes from the tomb biography of Ahmose, son of Ebana, an officer from El-Kab who served on the royal flagship Nessu.[1] According to the tomb inscription, the Egyptian military launched several naval and land assaults against the city. Naval fighting took place on the surrounding waterways of Padjedku (Djedku), where Ahmose, son of Ebana, recorded capturing enemy prisoners and receiving the "gold of valor" from the king.[1][3]
The siege was paused when Ahmose I marched south to put down an internal rebellion led by an opponent named Teti-an, before returning to Lower Egypt to resume operations.[1] Avaris was eventually taken, and the remaining Hyksos forces under King Khamudi retreated toward Palestine.[3] Fragmentary relief scenes discovered at Ahmose's mortuary temple complex at Abydos depict Egyptian soldiers fighting Asiatic troops, archers, and horses, which scholars associate with these campaigns.[1]
After the city fell, Ahmose I pursued the fleeing Hyksos across the Sinai. The Egyptian army besieged their stronghold at Sharuhen in southwestern Canaan for three years before destroying it, securing Egypt's northeastern border and inaugurating the New Kingdom of Egypt.[2][3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shaw, Ian (2000). The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press. pp. 199–201. ISBN 978-0198150343.
- 1 2 3 Redford, Donald B. (1992). Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times. Princeton University Press. pp. 125–128. ISBN 978-0691000862.
- 1 2 3 Ryholt, K.S.B. (1997). The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c. 1800–1550 B.C. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 186–188. ISBN 978-8772894133.
Category:Sieges involving Egypt Category:16th-century conflicts Category:Battles involving ancient Egypt Category:Hyksos
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