The origin of the Hyksos dynasty (c. 1638–1530 BCE) is thought to be rooted in the Near East given the architectural features and burial customs present at the site of Tell el-Dab^ca, identified as the capital of Hyksos rule in the Eastern Delta of Egypt. We expand previous ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr research on the site’s cemetery assemblage using a multi-isotopic methodology: oxygen (δ¹⁸O) and carbon (δ¹³C_carb) stable isotopes from the carbonate portion of tooth enamel (n = 75), along with collagen (δ¹³C_coll, δ¹⁵N) analysis of dentine and bone (n = 31). Pairing δ¹⁸O with previous ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr data identifies 60% of the cohort as non-locals (45/75). Although there were a greater proportion of non-local females (24/30, 80%) compared to males (10/20, 50%), there were no significant differences between the sexes in δ¹³C_carb or δ¹⁸O_carb values. There were no spatial patterns regarding the three cemetery sites, nor any observable patterns regarding where non-locals were interred in the largest excavated cemetery, Area A/II. Both first-generation immigrants and individuals from the northeastern Nile Delta were buried following elite Asiatic burial customs, suggesting continuation of foreign burial culture. All collagen showed poor preservation; δ¹³C_coll and δ¹⁵N analysis were not possible. δ¹³C_carb showed no significant difference between locals and non-local diet, although non-locals at Tell el-Dab^ca did eat a broader variety of foods as a group, suggested by a wider δ¹³C_carb range (− 13.5 to − 9.6‰ in non-locals compared to locals’ − 12.1 to − 10.3‰). If there is a difference in food culture between immigrants and native Egyptians, it was not observable using isotopic analyses.

希克索斯王朝（约公元前1638年至1530年）的起源被认为是植根于近东给出的建筑特色和葬俗出现在泰尔EL嘎嘎的网站^Ç一，确定为希克索斯统治的首都埃及东部三角洲。我们使用多同位素方法扩展了先前对该遗址墓地组合的⁸⁷ Sr/ ⁸⁶ Sr 研究：来自牙釉质碳酸盐部分的氧 (δ ¹⁸ O) 和碳 (δ ¹³ C _carb ) 稳定同位素 ( n = 75)，以及牙本质和骨骼的胶原蛋白 (δ ¹³ C _coll , δ ¹⁵ N) 分析 ( n = 31)。配对δ¹⁸ O 与之前的⁸⁷ Sr/ ⁸⁶ Sr 数据确定 60% 的队列为非本地人 (45/75)。尽管与男性（10/20，50％）相比，非本地女性（24/30，80％）的比例更大，但在δ ¹³ C _carb或δ ¹⁸ O _carb方面，性别之间没有显着差异值。没有关于三个墓地的空间模式，也没有关于在最大的挖掘墓地 A/II 区埋葬非本地人的位置的任何可观察模式。尼罗河三角洲东北部的第一代移民和个人都按照亚洲精英的葬礼习俗进行了安葬，表明外国葬礼文化的延续。所有胶原蛋白都显示出较差的保存；δ ¹³ C _coll和δ ¹⁵ N 分析是不可能的。δ ¹³ C_{碳水化合物}在本地人和非本地饮食之间没有显着差异，尽管 Tell el-Dab ^c a 的非本地人确实作为一个群体食用了更多种类的食物，这是由更广泛的 δ ¹³ C_{碳水化合物所}暗示的范围（- 13.5 到 - 9.6 ‰ 非本地人与本地人的 - 12.1 到 - 10.3 ‰）。如果移民和埃及本土人之间的饮食文化存在差异，那么使用同位素分析是无法观察到的。