Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt | |||||||||
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| 837 BC–728 BC | |||||||||
Flask of Rudamun | |||||||||
| Capital | Thebes, Herakleopolis | ||||||||
| Common languages | Egyptian language | ||||||||
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian Religion | ||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Third Intermediate Period of Egypt | ||||||||
• Established | 837 BC | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 728 BC | ||||||||
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See also: List of pharaohs by period and dynasty Periodization of ancient 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.