Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat VII
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 A pair of cylinder seals of Sedjefakare from theFaiyumregion, now in thePetrie Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pharaoh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1770 to 1765 BC[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Sebkay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Wegaf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dynasty | 13th Dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat VIIwas anEgyptianpharaohof the early13th Dynastyin the lateMiddle Kingdom.
Attestations
[edit]Archaeologically, he is known from several objects, including sixcylinder seals,[2]and two scarab seals.[3]His name appears asgraffitoin the tomb of queenKhuit IatSaqqara.
Architecture
[edit]Bark-stand, Cairo JE 15900
[edit]AtMedamud(Upper Egypt), a bark-stand which originally had an inscription of Sedjefakare to which an inscription was added byWegaf.[4]In the Turin King List Wegaf (7:05) heads this sequence of kings while Sedjefakare (7:17) comes later in the list, causing a debate about the chronology of these kings.
Nile Level Record
[edit]AtSemna(Nubia), a Nile Level Record is dated to Year 1.[5]Other kings with Nile Level records at the fortresses of Semna and Kumma includesAmenemhat III,Amenemhat IV,Sobekneferu,Sekhemkare Amenemhat VandSekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep Amenemhat.
Cylinder seals
[edit]Six cylinder seals are known.[6]
Cylinder Seal, Petrie UC 11533
[edit]AtHarageh(Faiyum region), a cylinder seal with the inscription: Sedjefakare, beloved by Sobek lord of Sumenu.[7]
Cylinder Seal, Petrie UC 11534
[edit]AtLahun(Faiyum region), a cylinder seal with the inscription: Sedjefakare, beloved by Sobek lord of Sumenu.[8]
Cylinder Seal, New York MMA 10.130.1640
[edit]Cylinder seal with the Horus name Heriteptawy, beloning to Amenemhat VII[9][10]
Scarabs
[edit]Two scarabs are known.[11]
Scarab, New York MMA 26.7.85
[edit]Scarab With Throne Name Sedjefakare, beloning to Amenemhat VII.[12][13]
Non-Contemporary Attestations
[edit]TheTurin King List7:18 contains the entry: "The Dual King Sedjefa..kara, x years...".[14]In the list he is predeceded by 7:17Awtibra Horand succeeded by 7:19Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep Amenemhat.
Theories
[edit]Ryholtassigns him without further evidence a reign of 3 years.[15]
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^Thomas Schneider,Lexikon der Pharaonen,Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim, 2nd ed. (2002),ISBN3491960533
- ^Swiss Private Collection; Brooklyn Museum 44.123.77; ExHilton Price4250; Petrie Museum UCL 11533; Petrie Museum UCL 11534
- ^Cairo, New York MMA 26.7.85
- ^Cairo JE 15900
- ^Elsa Yvanez (2010) Rock Inscriptions from Semna and Kumma
- ^Swiss Private Collection; Brooklyn Museum 44.123.77; ExHilton Price4250; Petrie Museum UCL 11533; Petrie Museum UCL 11534
- ^London, Petrie Museum UC 11533
- ^London, Petrie Museum UC 11534
- ^New York MMA 10.130.1640
- ^"Cylinder seal with the Horus name of Amenemhat VII".
- ^Cairo; New York MMA 26.7.85
- ^New York, MET 26.7.85
- ^"Scarab with Throne Name of Amenemhat VII (Sedjefakare) | Late Middle Kingdom".
- ^"Turin king list: Column 7".
- ^Ryholt 1997:408