First Intermediate Period of Egypt

period in ancient Egyptian history after end of the Old Kingdom

severe climatic event (c. 22nd century BCE), defining the beginning of the Meghalayan age, linked to the collapses of the Old Kingdom in Egypt, Akkadian Empire, Liangzhu culture, and Indus Valley Civilization

Iytjenu (The one who has come distinguished) was an ancient Egyptian king of the First Intermediate Period. Very little is known about him as he is only indirectly attested in the name of a woman called Zat-Iytjenu - Daughter of Iytjenu. The element Iytjenu within the woman's name is written with a royal cartouche. In this period the cartouche was only used for writing a king's name. Therefore, her name must refer to a king. The ruler's name is composed of two elements: Iy and Tjenu, both elements are also well attested as independent names. The position of the king within the First Intermedia

Khuiqer was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh known only for a limestone lintel bearing part of his royal titulary, found in Abydos by British Egyptologist Flinders Petrie at the beginning of the 20th century; the lintel is now located at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (E 17316 A-B). His datation is extremely uncertain since he was tentatively placed in both the First and the Second Intermediate Period.