Anchwennefer
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(Anch wen nefer) ˁnḫ wn nfr Wen-nefer lives |
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Greek after his death: |
Chaonnophris The fallen Osiris |
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Anchwennefer (also Ankh-wen-nefer ) was an ancient Egyptian anti-king who ruled from 199 to 186 BC. Ruled in Upper Egypt .
Anchwennefer was possibly a son of his predecessor Harwennefer , although this is not clearly proven. After the death of Harwennefer, who ruled as Pharaoh in Upper Egypt, the Ptolemies were able to recapture parts of Upper Egypt. As early as the autumn of 199 BC Chr. Is Ptolemy V in dating in Thebes testified. Anchwennefer was there in the fall of 195 BC. As Pharaoh , who was able to drive out the Ptolemies in the meantime. This happened possibly with the help of the Nubians , who in 189 BC. Are attested in Aswan .
In the following years, however, Ptolemy V was able to gain the upper hand. General Komanos defeated Anchwennefer in a battle in the Theban Gau in 186 BC. In the 19th year of Ptolemy V's reign on Epiphi 23 ( August 27 ). Anchwennefer was then captured and later declared an enemy of the gods. He was therefore given the Greek name Chaonnophris ( The fallen Osiris ).
The last Theban document, which names Anchwennefer, dates in his 14th year of reign to the month of Phaophi ( November ); the first Theban mention of Ptolemy V occurs shortly afterwards in the month of Hathyr ( December ). His son, whose name has not been passed down, was killed. What happened to Anchwennefer is controversial in research, as the relevant passage in the priest's decree Philensis II is interpreted differently. He was either executed or pardoned.
literature
- Günther Hölbl : History of the Ptolemaic Empire: Politics, ideology and religious culture from Alexander the great to the Roman conquest. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1994, ISBN 3-5341-0422-6 , pp. 137-139.
- Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3491960533 , pp. 73-74.
Individual evidence
- ↑ G. Hölbl: History of the Ptolemaic Empire. P. 313, footnote 28.
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| SURNAME | Anchwennefer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chaonnophris; Ankh-wen-nefer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Antipharaoh of the Ptolemaic period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC Chr. |