Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef

Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-Aa (sometimes Intef V) was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 17th Dynasty of Egypt, who lived late during the Second Intermediate Period, when Egypt was divided in two by Hyksos-controlled Lower Egypt and Theban-ruled Upper Egypt.

Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-Aa
Intef V
Sarcophagus of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef, Louvre Museum
Pharaoh
Reign	c.1573?–1571 BC[1]
Predecessor	Sobekemsaf II?
Successor	Nubkheperre Intef
Royal titulary Horus name Wep-maat Wp-m3ˁt He who judges righteously Praenomen Sekhemre-Wepmaat Sḫm-Rˁ-wp-m3ˁt Mighty like Re, he who judges righteously Nomen Intef Aa Jnj jt=f ˁ3 His father brought him, the great
Father	Sobekemsaf II
Burial	Pyramid at Dra' Abu el-Naga'
Dynasty	17th Dynasty of Egypt

Biography

Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef is sometimes referred to as Intef V,^[2][3] and sometimes as Intef VI.^[4] His nomen, Intef-Aa, translates as "His father brought him, the great" or "Intef, the great."^[5] 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'.

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.^[1]: 270 Two kings named Sobekemsaf are known, Sobekemsaf I and Sobekemsaf II, and it is believed that the doorjamb 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 Dra' Abu el-Naga' and that his tomb was only found and looted in the late 19th century.^[6][7]

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.^[2] The pyramidion is now in the British Museum (BM EA 478).^[8] The pyramid tomb of his brother Nubkheperre Intef was found in 2001.^[9]

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. The coffin preserved an inscription which reveals that this king's brother Nubkheperre Intef buried – and thus succeeded – him.^[1]: 270 Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-aa's canopic chest was also found. The Priesse Papyrus was found inside the rishi coffin.^[10]: 67

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  Pyramidion of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef, British Museum
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  Canopic chest of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef, Musée du Louvre.