Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-Aa (sometimes Intef V) was an Ancient Egyptian

pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: ''pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the an ...

of the 17th Dynasty of Egypt, who lived late during the

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, when Egypt was divided into two by

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controlled

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and Theban ruled

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Biography

Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef is sometimes referred to as Intef V,Lehner, Mark. ''The Complete Pyramids''. Thames & Hudson. 2008 (reprint). and sometimes as Intef VI. His nomen, ''Intef-Aa'', translates as "His father brought him, the great" or "Intef, the great." His name may also render as Inyotef-aa. He ruled from Thebes and was probably buried in a tomb in the necropolis.

Family

It is assumed that Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-aa and Nubkheperre Intef were brothers, due to the inscription of Nubkheperre on the coffin of Intef-aa. Furthermore, it is assumed that Nubkheperre, and also Intef-aa, were sons of a king called Sobekemsaf, based on an inscription from a doorjamb from a 17th Dynasty temple at Gebel Antef. Two kings named Sobekemsaf are known,

Sobekemsaf I Sobekemsaf ''(sbk-m-z3=f;'' “Sobek is his protection”) is an ancient Egyptian theophoric name, popular during the Second Intermediate Period (mainly in the 17th Dynasty The Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XVII, alternatively 17 ...

and

Sobekemsaf II Sobekemsaf ''(sbk-m-z3=f;'' “Sobek is his protection”) is an ancient Egyptian theophoric name, popular during the Second Intermediate Period (mainly in the 17th Dynasty). Although it is grammatically masculine, it was also used for women; it w ...

, and it is believed that the door

jamb A jamb (from French ''jambe'', "leg"), in architecture, is the side-post or lining of a doorway or other aperture. The jambs of a window outside the frame are called “reveals.” Small shafts to doors and windows with caps and bases are know ...

refers to Sekhemre Shedtawy Sobekemsaf (

Burial

Pyramid

Dra Abu el-Naga The necropolis of Draʻ Abu el-Naga' ( ar, دراع ابو النجا) is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes, Egypt, just by the entrance of the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and north of the necropolis of el-Assasif. The n ...

, the small Pyramid of Intef-aa has not been located. The Pyramidion of Intef-aa was found inscribed with the king's name and had a slope of 60 degrees. The pyramidion is now in the British Museum (BM EA 478). The pyramid tomb of his brother Nubkheperre Intef was found in 2001.

Coffin and burial equipment

The Coffin of Intef-aa (Louvre E 3019) was a

rishi coffin Rishi coffins are funerary coffins adorned with a feather design, which were used in Ancient Egypt. They are typical of the Egyptian Second Intermediate Period, circa 1650 to 1550 BC. The name comes from ريشة (''risha''), Arabic for "feathe ...

discovered in the 19th century by inhabitants a

Kurna Kurna (also Gourna, Gurna, Qurna, Qurnah or Qurneh; ar, القرنة) are various spelling for a group of three closely related villages (New Qurna, Qurna and Sheikh ‘Adb el-Qurna) located on the West Bank of the River Nile opposite the moder ...

. The coffin preserved an inscription which reveals that this king's brother Nubkheperre Intef buried – and thus succeeded – him. The Canopic Chest of Intef-aa was also found. The Priesse Papyrus was found inside the rishi coffin.

References

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