Sedjefakare

Sedjefakare Amenemhat
Amenemhat VII, Kay Amenemhat
A pair of cylinder seals of Sedjefakare from the Faiyum region, now in the Petrie Museum
Pharaoh
Reign	1770 to 1765 BC[1] (13th Dynasty)
Predecessor	Sebkay
Successor	Wegaf
Royal titulary  Prenomen  (Praenomen) Sedjefakare Sḏf3-k3-Rˁ The Ka of Ra is flourishing Nomen Kay Amenemhat K3jj-Jmn-m-ḥ3.t Kay Amun is in the front Horus name Heriteptawy Ḥrj-tp-t3.w(j) Leader of the two lands Nebty name Netjeribaw Nṯr.j-b3w Divine of Bas Golden Horus Aapehti ˁ3-phtj The golden falcon, great of strength Turin King List Sedjefakare Sḏf3-k3-Rˁ The Ka of Ra is flourishing

Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat VII was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 13th dynasty, known from the Turin King List, and several other objects, including six cylinder seals,^[2] one bark stand from Medamud^[3] and two scarab seals.^[4] His name appears as graffito in the tomb of queen Khuit I at Saqqara. Ryholt assigns him without further evidence a reign of 6–7 years.^[5]

Footnotes

1. ↑ Thomas Schneider, Lexikon der Pharaonen, Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim, 2nd ed. (2002), ISBN 3491960533
2. ↑ 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
3. ↑ Cairo JE 15900
4. ↑ Cairo, New York MMA 26.7.85
5. ↑ Ryholt, The Political Situation, p. 408

See also

• List of Pharaohs

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References

• 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.