Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat VII

Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat VII was an Egyptian pharaoh of the early 13th Dynasty in the late Middle Kingdom.

Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat VII
Amenemhat VII, Kay Amenemhat
A pair of cylinder seals of Sedjefakare from the Faiyum region, now in the Petrie Museum
Pharaoh
Reign	1 regnal year (attested) 2-3 year (suggested) 1770 to 1765 BC[1]
Predecessor	Sebkay
Successor	Wegaf
Royal titulary Horus name Heriteptawy Ḥrj-tp-t3.w(j) Leader of the two lands Nebty name Netjeribaw Nṯr.j-b3w Divine of Bas Golden Horus Aapehti ˁ3-phtj The golden falcon, great of strength Turin King List Sedjefakare Sḏf3-k3-Rˁ The Ka of Ra is flourishing Praenomen Sedjefakare Sḏf3-k3-Rˁ The Ka of Ra is flourishing Nomen Kay Amenemhat K3jj-Jmn-m-ḥ3.t Kay Amun is in the front
Dynasty	13th Dynasty

Attestations

Archaeologically, he is known from several objects, including six cylinder seals,^[2]and two scarab seals.^[3] His name appears as graffito in the tomb of queen Khuit I at Saqqara.

Architecture

Bark-stand, Cairo JE 15900

At Medamud (Upper Egypt), a bark-stand which originally had an inscription of Sedjefakare to which an inscription was added by Wegaf.^[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

At Semna (Nubia), a Nile Level Record is dated to Year 1.^[5] Other kings with Nile Level records at the fortresses of Semna and Kumma includes Amenemhat III, Amenemhat IV, Sobekneferu, Sekhemkare Amenemhat V and Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep Amenemhat.

Cylinder seals

Six cylinder seals are known.^[6]

Cylinder Seal, Petrie UC 11533

At Harageh (Faiyum region), a cylinder seal with the inscription: Sedjefakare, beloved by Sobek lord of Sumenu.^[7]

Cylinder Seal, Petrie UC 11534

At Lahun (Faiyum region), a cylinder seal with the inscription: Sedjefakare, beloved by Sobek lord of Sumenu.^[8]

Cylinder Seal, New York MMA 10.130.1640

Serekh of Amenemhat VII

Sealing Sedjefakare

A glaced steatite cylinder seal with the Horus name Horteptawy/Heriteptawy, belonging to Amenemhat VII^[9][10]

Scarabs

Two scarabs are known.^[11]

Scarab, New York MMA 26.7.85

Scarab With Throne Name of Amenemhat VII (Sedjefakare) MET LC-26 7 85 EGDP025848

Scarab With Throne Name Sedjefakare, belonging to Amenemhat VII.^[12][13]

Non-Contemporary Attestations

The Turin King List 7:18 contains the entry: "The Dual King Sedjefa..kara, x years ...".^[14] In the list he is predeceded by 7:17 Awtibra Hor and succeeded by 7:19 Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep Amenemhat.

Burial

The Tomb of Sedjefakare has not been located.

Theories

Ryholt assigns him without further evidence a reign of 3 years.^[15] He suggests a dating around 1769-1766 BC.

Bibliography

• 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

• List of Pharaohs