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Preceded by:
Kay
Pharaoh of Egypt
13th Dynasty
Succeeded by:
Wegaf
Amenemhat VII
Kay-Amenemhat
Reign
ca. 1770/1765 BC
Praenomen
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Sedjefakare
Flourishing Soul of Re
Nomen
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Kay-Amenemhat
Kay, Amun is in Front
Horus name
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Chief of the Two Lands
Nebty name
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Divine of Souls
Golden Horus
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Aapehty
Great of Strength
Legacy
Father Kay (?)
Burial Unknown
For other pages by this name, see Amenemhat.

Sedjefakare Amenemhat VII (transliteration: ỉmn-m-ḥt, meaning: "Amun is in Front") was a Pharaoh of the Thirteenth Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period. He is known from the Turin King List, and several other objects, including six cylinder seals[1], one bark stand from Madamud[2] and two scarab seals[3]. His name appears as graffito in the tomb of queen Khuit at Saqqara. Ryholt without further evidence assigns him a reign of 3 years.[4]

Name[]

According to Ryholt Kay-Amenemhat's nomen should be considered a patronymic and must be read "Kay's son Amenemhat", as well as his predecessor (and thus father) Seb-Kay ("Seb's son Kay"). Thus setting a dynastic line consisting of three kings: Seb, his son Kay, and the latter's son Amenemhat. Ryholt suggested the same pattern earlier in the 13th Dynasty with the kings Ameni-Qemau and his successor Qemau-Siharnedjheritef.[5]

Reference[]

  1. Swiss Private Collection; Brooklyn Museum 44.123.77; Ex Hilton Price 4250; New York MMA 10.130.1640, Petrie Museum UCL 11533; Petrie Museum UCL 11534
  2. Cairo JE 15900
  3. Cairo, New York MMA 26.7.85
  4. Ryholt 1997, p. 408.
  5. Ryholt 1997.

Bibliography[]

  • Ryholt, K., 1997: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period. Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications, Vol. 20. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press.
Predecessor:
Kay
Pharaoh of Egypt
13th Dynasty
Successor:
Wegaf
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