Seth Meribre

Seth Meribre was an Ancient Egyptian king during the early 13th Dynasty during the late Middle Kingdom.

Attestations Seth Meribre is only attested in the Turin King List dating to the time of Ramesses II. There is no certain contemporary evidence of this king, except for two speculative suggestions. The lack of archaeological evidence would indicate his reign was very short.

Stela, Abydos JE 35256 (weak) At Abydos, a stele dated to a regnal Year 4 and dedicated to preserving the procession road in the area of Wepwawet was usurped by Neferhotep I in the mid-late 13th Dynasty. Anthony Leahy (1989) suggested the stele had been usurped from Wegaf. Von Beckerath (1965:56) suggested Sobekhotep III. Ryholt (1997) argued that the stele was taken from Meribre Seth.

Non-Contemporary Attestation Turin King List The Turin King List 7:23 (Alan Gardiner and Jürgen von Beckerath: col. 6 row 23) He is preceded by Sehotepkara Intef (7:22) and succeeded by Sekhemre Wadjtawy Sobekhotep (7:24). The duration of Seth Meribre's reign is lost in a lacuna of the Turin canon, except for the end "... [and] 6 days".

Theories The Egyptologists Darrell Baker and Kim Ryholt place Seth Meribre as the twenty-fourth ruler of the 13th Dynasty, while Jürgen von Beckerath sees him as the twentieth king. These authors agree, however, that Seth Meribre probably usurped the throne at the expense of his predecessor, Sehetepkare Intef.

Kim Ryholt gives a total of 10 years for the combined reigns of Imyremeshaw, Sehetepkare Intef and Seth Meribre. The length of his reign is not known for certain; the Egyptologist Kim Ryholt proposes that he reigned for a short time, certainly less than ten years.