The Hyksos: The Complete Story

Author's name: Muhammad Muhi

The term “Hyksos” is associated in the minds of Arabic speakers in general, and Egyptians in particular, with several mixed and conflicting perceptions and visions. Some see the Hyksos as barbaric rabble who occupied Egypt by force and cruelty until they were overthrown by the loyal sons of Egypt. Others see them as a people of believers who were wronged by history. There are those who see the Pharaoh mentioned in the Torah and the Qur’an as one of the Hyksos, and many others, each with an interpretation and a different view from the other.

The Hyksos, a word that has puzzled many for hundreds of years, each embarking on his own journey, searching in his own way and with his own approach, only to end up at a dead end that collapsed under the rubble of dozens of new questions, while science on the other side of the wall tries to solve the mystery based on what the Egyptians, and even the Hyksos themselves, left behind.

This book is the first study of its kind by an Egyptian author that deals with the subject of the Hyksos. Within its pages, we embark on a long journey across the land of Egypt, spanning thousands of years, armed with sound science, archaeological discoveries, and compelling evidence, to answer this simple yet complex question: Who were the Hyksos?