Intef III

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Intef III
Inyotef III
Pharaoh of Egypt
Reign 2069–2061 BC,  11th dynasty
Predecessor Intef II
Successor Mentuhotep II
Died 2061 BC

Intef III was a Pharaoh in Egypt of the Eleventh Dynasty during the First Intermediate Period. His Horus name was Nakjtnebtepnefer. He was buried in a saff-tomb at el-Tarif (Thebes). After a short and peaceful 8 year reign, he was succeeded by his son Mentuhotep II.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Clayton, Peter A. Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p72. 2006. ISBN 0-500-28628-0
  2. ^ Clayton, Peter A. Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p72. 2006. ISBN 0-500-28628-0

[edit] Further reading

  • W. Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: History, Archaeology and Society, Duckworth, London 2006 ISBN 0-7156-3435-6, 15-17