- Twenty-third dynasty of Egypt
There is much debate surrounding this dynasty, which may have been situated at
Herakleopolis Magna, Hermopolis Magna, and Thebes but monuments from their reign show that they controlled Upper Egyptin parallel with the Twenty-second dynasty of Egyptshortly before the death of Osorkon II. The known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Twenty-third Dynasty are as follows:
* H. Jacquet Gordon, "Deux graffiti d'époque libyenne sur le toit du Temple de Khonsu à Karnak" in "Hommages à la memoire de Serge Sauneron", 1927-1976 (Cairo: 1979), pp.169-74.
* K.A. Kitchen, The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (c.1100--650 BC), 3rd ed., Warminster: 1996
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