Amenemhet VII

Name of Amenemhet VII.
Horus name	Heri-tep-taui Ḥrj-tp-t3.w (j) head of the two countries
Sideline	Netjeri-baw Nṯr.j-b3w Divine in the Bas (souls) / in power
Gold name	Aa-pehti ˁ3-phtj Great in strength
Throne name	Sedjefa-ka-Re Sḏf3-k3-Rˁ Who enriches the Ka des Re
Proper name	Kay Amenemhet K3jj Jmn m ḥ3.t Kay Amun is at the top
Royal Papyrus Turin (No. VII 18)	Sedjefa-ka-Re Sḏf3-k3-Rˁ Who enriches the Ka des Re

Amenemhet VII. , Also Kay Amenemhet or Ammenemes VII. , Was an ancient Egyptian king ( Pharaoh ) of the 13th Dynasty ( Second Intermediate Period ), who lived from around 1731 to 1724 BC. Ruled. The length of his reign is unknown. Since he left only a few monuments, it was probably rather short.

supporting documents

Kay Amenemhet is documented on a boat stand from Medamud , on which there are also inscriptions of Vegaf . A scarab is also known , a cylinder seal for Sobek made of Gebelein and a graffito (fine drawing or writing carved into metal or wall surfaces) can be found on the pyramid of the Chuit (Count's daughter from Abydos and a wife of Teti II ) in Saqqara .

The last of the Nilstand stamps affixed in the Semna / Kumma region dates from his first year of reign . Between this and the first mark from the first year of Amenemhet III. are about 70 years. After Jürgen von Beckerath , he is the 15th king of the 13th dynasty. In the Turin papyrus he appears in the 14th position in the dynasty . According to Kim Ryholt , "Kay" was his father's name.

literature

• Jürgen von Beckerath : Investigations into the political history of the second intermediate period in Egypt. Glückstadt / New York 1964, p. 46, 235-36, (XIII 15).
• KSB Ryholt : The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (= Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Volume 20). Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen 1997, p. 341, file 13/20.
• Thomas Schneider : The Relative Chronology of the Middle Kingdom and the Hyksos Period (Dyns. 12-17). In: Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, David A. Warburton (eds.): Ancient Egyptian Chronology (= Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One. The Near and Middle East. Volume 83). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2006, ISBN 978-90-04-11385-5 , pp. 168-196 ( online ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dating from Thomas Schneider : Lexikon der Pharaonen. Artemis & Winkler, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7608-1102-7 .
2. ↑ K. Ryholt: The Political Situation. ... Copenhagen 1997, p. 219.

predecessor	Office	successor
Hor I.	Pharaoh of Egypt 13th Dynasty	Sobekhotep II