Egyptian pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty
Horus name |
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Heriteptawy Ḥrj-tp-t3.w(j) Leader of the two lands | | |
Nebty name |
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Netjeribaw Nṯr.j-b3w Divine of Bas | | |
Golden Horus |
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Aapehti ˁ3-phtj The golden falcon, great of strength
Turin King List Sedjefakare Sḏf3-k3-Rˁ The Ka of Ra is flourishing
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Prenomen (Praenomen) |
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Sedjefakare Sḏf3-k3-Rˁ The Ka of Ra is flourishing
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Nomen |
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Kay Amenemhat K3jj-Jmn-m-ḥ3.t Kay Amun is in the front | | |
Dynasty | 13th Dynasty |
Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat VII was an Egyptian pharaoh of the early 13th Dynasty in the late Middle Kingdom.
Attestations
Archaeologically, he is known from several objects, including six cylinder seals,[2]and two scarab seals.[3] His name appears as graffito in the tomb of queen Khuit I at Saqqara.
Architecture
Bark-stand, Cairo JE 15900
At Medamud (Upper Egypt), a bark-stand which originally had an inscription of Sedjefakare to which an inscription was added by Wegaf.[4] In the Turin King List Wegaf (7:05) heads this sequence of kings while Sedjefakare (7:17) comes later in the list, causing a debate about the chronology of these kings.
Nile Level Record
At Semna (Nubia), a Nile Level Record is dated to Year 1.[5] Other kings with Nile Level records at the fortresses of Semna and Kumma includes Amenemhat III, Amenemhat IV, Sobekneferu, Sekhemkare Amenemhat V and Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep Amenemhat.
Cylinder seals
Six cylinder seals are known.[6]
Cylinder Seal, Petrie UC 11533
At Harageh (Faiyum region), a cylinder seal with the inscription: Sedjefakare, beloved by Sobek lord of Sumenu.[7]
Cylinder Seal, Petrie UC 11534
At Lahun (Faiyum region), a cylinder seal with the inscription: Sedjefakare, beloved by Sobek lord of Sumenu.[8]
Cylinder Seal, New York MMA 10.130.1640
Cylinder seal with the Horus name Heriteptawy, beloning to Amenemhat VII[9][10]
Scarabs
Two scarabs are known.[11]
Scarab, New York MMA 26.7.85
Scarab With Throne Name Sedjefakare, beloning to Amenemhat VII.[12][13]
Non-Contemporary Attestations
The Turin King List 7:18 contains the entry: "The Dual King Sedjefa..kara, x years ...".[14] In the list he is predeceded by 7:17 Awtibra Hor and succeeded by 7:19 Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep Amenemhat.
Theories
Ryholt assigns him without further evidence a reign of 3 years.[15]
Bibliography
- K.S.B. Ryholt, The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications, vol. 20. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997), 341, File 13/20.
See also
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