Event

End of Dynasty 12 (death of Sobekneferu)

CFAH AP-52: Dynasty 12 ended with the death of Sobekneferu, 1526/1525 BC.

Sort year1526/1525 BC
Tier 1 · CFAH anchor point

Tier 1: CFAH anchor point: 1526/1525 BC (AP-52)

Description

CFAH-6 Argument 2: "a triangulation forming new Anchor Point #52, the End of Dynasty 12 in 1526/1525 BC". CFAH-6 Argument 4 §12-13 identifies Sobekneferu as the barren queen who raised Moses and Moses as Amenemhat IV.

Chronologies

Dates for End of Dynasty 12 (death of Sobekneferu), CFAH first
ChronologyDate as statedYear (BC / AM)Citation & note
CFAH anchor point 1526/1525 BC
Precision: year-range
1526/1525 BC Griffith & White, "Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 6: The Old and Middle Kingdoms of Egypt," ARJ 18 (2025): 13–60, Argument 2, Table 1 "Anchor Points for early Egyptian history" #52; Argument 2 "Dynasty 12" (opens in a new tab)
CFAH-6 Table 1: "Death of R. Iubass, Sobekneferu, end of Dynasty 12"
Sets sort year
Ussher-Jones Not yet established — —
Jones (Chart No. 1; Chronology of the Old Testament, 2002) gives no date for this extra-biblical event.
Ussher Not yet established — —
No matching entry found in Ussher's Annals.

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