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

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ian

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of the

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, who lived late during the

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, when Egypt was divided in 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.

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(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 of

Dra' Abu el-Naga' The necropolis of Draʻ Abu el-Naga () 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 necropolis is located near the Va ...

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 Sekhemre Wadjkhaw Sobekemsaf I was a pharaoh of Egypt during the 17th Dynasty in the Second Intermediate Period. Attestations Sekhemre Wadjkhaw Sobekemsaf I is known from several monuments, see Ryholt 1997:395 File 17:6. Abydos Sobekemsaf I's ...

and

Sobekemsaf II Sekhemre Shedtawy Sobekemsaf II was an Egyptian king who reigned during the Second Intermediate Period, when Egypt was fragmented and ruled by multiple kings. Biography His throne name, Sekhemre Shedtawy, means "Powerful is Re; Rescuer of the T ...

, and it is believed that the door

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refers to Sekhemre Shedtawy Sobekemsaf (Sobekemsaf II).

Attestations

A few attestations are known, see list Ryholt 1997:393 File 17/3. *BM EA 478 , At Dra Abu el-Naga, a pyramidion. *Louvre E 3019 , At Dra Abu el-Naga, a sarcophagus. *Louvre E 2538 (N 491) , At Dra Abu el-Naga, a canopic chest. *Berlin 6/62 , Unknown provenance, an adze-blade.

Non-contemporary attestations

*BM EA 10221 "Pap. Abbott" , At Karnak, a document about inspections of pyramid-tombs.

Burial

It is believed he was buried in a pyramid tomb in the 17th Dynasty royal necropolis at

and that his tomb was only found and looted in the late 19th century.

Pyramid

Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-aa's pyramidion was found at Dra Abu el-Naga 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 Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-aa (Louvre E 3019) was a rishi coffin discovered in the 19th century by inhabitants of

Kurna Kurna (also Gourna, Gurna, Qurna, Qurnah or Qurneh; ) is a group of three closely related villages (New Qurna, Qurna and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna) located on the West Bank of the River Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor in Egypt near the Theban Hi ...

. The coffin preserved an inscription which reveals that this king's brother Nubkheperre Intef buried – and thus succeeded – him. Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-aa's canopic chest was also found. The Priesse Papyrus was found inside the rishi coffin. File:PiramidiónDeAntef (46149630982).jpg, Pyramidion of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef,

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File:Sekhemre Wepmaat Intef canopic.jpg, Canopic chest of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef,

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