At the time, the Hyksos ruled Northern Egypt. They were a foreign dynasty from Western Asia that brought new technologies such as the horse and chariot. The south—including Abydos—remained ...

The king's mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year ...

The king's reign dates to the "Second Intermediate Period" (circa 1640 to 1540 B.C.), when northern Egypt was ruled by a group called the Hyksos and the southern part of Egypt was controlled by ...