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Preceded by:
Amenemhat VII
Pharaoh of Egypt
13th Dynasty
Succeeded by:
Khendjer
Wegaf
Ugaf
Wegaf

Drawing of the Rubensohn plaquette from Elephantine realized in 1907 by Georges Legrain. The plaquette mentions Wegaf.

Reign
ca. 1765 BC
Praenomen
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Khutawyre
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Nomen
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Wegaf
Horus name
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Sekhemnetjeru
Power of the Gods
Nebty name
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Khabau
The Two Ladies, whose Souls
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Merytawy
Beloved of the Two Lands
Legacy
Burial Unknown

Khutawyre Wegaf (transliteration: wgỉf) was an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period. He is known from several sources, including a stelae and statues. There is a general known from a scarab likewise named Wegaf, who is perhaps identical with this king.

A king with the name Khutawyre appears in the Turin King List as first ruler of the 13th Dynasty. However, some researchers especially Kim Ryholt argue that the writer of the King list confused the name Khutawyre with the name Sekhemre-Khutawy and they place Wegaf in the middle of the 13th Dynasty. Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep I is regarded by Kim Ryholt[1] and other Egyptologists, including Darrell Baker, as son of Amenemhat IV.[2]

References[]

  1. Ryholt 1997.
  2. Baker 2008.

Bibliography[]

  • Baker, D.D., 2008: The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I - Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC. Stacey International.
  • Ryholt, K., 1997: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period c.1800-1550 B.C. Museum Tuscalanum Press.
Predecessor:
Amenemhat VII
Pharaoh of Egypt
13th Dynasty
Successor:
Khendjer