Dudimose

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Dudimose was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He was the last king of Egypt's 13th Dynasty, during the Second Intermediate Period. His death plunged Egypt into anarchy and chaos. He is a candidate for being the Pharaoh during the Exodus, but the common belief is that the Pharaoh of the Exodus was either Ramses II or his son Merneptah. None of the three Pharaohs have sufficient archaeological or documentary evidence to back their claims up. However, Dudimose, whose reign ended in chaos and disaster for Egypt, is a choice far more harmonious with the Biblical story of the Exodus than the other two, who had long stable reigns, uninterrupted by plagues or mass slave revolts.

Precise dates for Dudimose are unknown, but according to the commonly-accepted Egyptian chronology, his reign probably ended around 1690 BCE/BC.

See also:

• Ipuwer Papyrus
• Thrasyllus of Mendes

Pharaohs and Kings by David M. Rohl (New York, 1995). ISBN 0609801309

The story of Dudimose and his fall is told by the ancient Egyptian chronicler Manetho called Tutimaios in his records), whose history survives in fragments in Josephus, Africanus, and Eusebius.

 

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