Senusret II
During the reign of Senusret II, c. 1890 BC, are recorded, as in the tomb paintings of 12th-dynasty official Khnumhotep II. These foreigners, possibly Canaanites or nomads, are labelled as "Aamu" (), including the leading man with a Nubian ibex labelled as "Abisha the Hyksos" (𓋾𓈎𓈉 ḥḳꜣ-ḫꜣsw, "Heqa-kasut" for "Hyksos"), the first known instance of the name "Hyksos".