Preceded by: Kay |
Pharaoh of Egypt 13th Dynasty |
Succeeded by: Wegaf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amenemhat VII | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kay-Amenemhat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ca. 1770/1765 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
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 |