Second Intermediate Period

English

Proper noun

the Second Intermediate Period

1. (historical) The period of Egyptian history from the end of the Middle Kingdom midway through the 13th dynasty to the start of the New Kingdom at the beginning of the 18th dynasty, characterized by political disintegration and later the conquest of Egypt by the Hyksos.

Translations

Egypt between the Middle and New Kingdoms

• German: Zweite Zwischenzeit (de) f
• Portuguese: Segundo Período Intermediário m