Pharaoh of Joseph

 

by

 

Damien F. Mackey

 

 

 

According to my article:

 

Joseph as Saviour of Archaïc Egypt

 

https://www.academia.edu/21338496/Joseph_as_Saviour_of_Archa%C3%AFc_Egypt

 

 

the Pharaoh before whom Joseph stood (Genesis 41:46) was a combination of

 

Djoser (Zoser)                         3^rd dynasty

Djedkare Isesi                                     5^th dynasty

Mentuhotep II                                     11^th dynasty

 

who, commonly, celebrated a Heb-Sed (Jubilee) festival, indicating a long reign.

 

Zoser’s Heb-Sed:

 

 

Djedkare Isesi’s Heb-Sed:

 

 

Alabaster vase bearing an inscription celebrating the first occasion of the Sed festival of Djedkare Isesi. Musee du Louvre E5323.

 

Mentuhotep II’s Heb-Sed:

 

Statue of King Mentuhotep II in the Jubilee Garment