Apepi

Apepi (pharaoh) - Praenomina
... While some Egyptologists once believed that there were two separate kings who bore the name Apepi, namely Auserre Apepi and Aqenenre Apepi, it is now recognized that Khamudi succeeded Apepi I at Avaris and that there ... or "Re is the Lord of Strength" was Apepi's first prenomen towards the middle of his reign, this Hyksos ruler adopted a new prenomen, Aqenenre, which translates as "The strength of Re ...

Apepi (pharaoh) - Reign
... Rather than building his own monuments, Apepi generally usurped the monuments of previous pharaohs by inscribing his own name over two sphinxes of Amenemhat II ... Apepi is thought to have usurped the throne of northern Egypt after the death of his predecessor, Khyan, since the latter had designated his son, Yanassi, to be his successor ... There is some discussion in Egyptology concerning whether Apepi also ruled Upper Egypt ...