Antef VI
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Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef was an Egyptian
king of the Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt
, who lived during the Second Intermediate Period, when Egypt was ruled by multiple kings.
Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef is sometimes referred to as Intef V , and sometimes as Intef VI.
He ruled from Thebes
, and was probably buried in a tomb in the necropolis
. His rishi coffin
, Louvre E 3019, was discovered in the 19th century and found to preserve an inscription which reveals that this king's brother Nubkheperre Intef buried – and thus succeeded – him.
Both Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef and Nubkheperre Intef were sons of a king called Sobekemsaf, most probably Sobekemsaf I
based on an inscription from a door jamb from a 17th dynasty temple at Gebel Antef. While his own tomb has not been located, it was likely located in the area of Dra' Abu el-Naga'
where the pyramid tomb of his brother Nubkheperre Intef was found in 2001. The pyramidion of the pyramid of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef's pyramid was found in Dra' Abu el-Naga'. The pyramidion has a slope of 60 degrees and is inscribed with the king's names. The pyramidion is now in the British Museum (BM EA 478).
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
king of the Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt
Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt
The Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period. The Seventeenth Dynasty dates approximately from 1580 to 1550 BC.-Rulers:...
, who lived during the Second Intermediate Period, when Egypt was ruled by multiple kings.
Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef is sometimes referred to as Intef V , and sometimes as Intef VI.
He ruled from Thebes
Thebes, Egypt
Thebes is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile within the modern city of Luxor. The Theban Necropolis is situated nearby on the west bank of the Nile.-History:...
, and was probably buried in a tomb in the necropolis
Necropolis
A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...
. His rishi coffin
Rishi coffin
Rishi coffins are Ancient Egyptian coffins decorated all over with a feather design. They are typical of the Egyptian Second Intermediate Period .In the Egyptian Old and Middle Kingdom coffins were rectangular...
, Louvre E 3019, was discovered in the 19th century and found to preserve an inscription which reveals that this king's brother Nubkheperre Intef buried – and thus succeeded – him.
Both Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef and Nubkheperre Intef were sons of a king called Sobekemsaf, most probably Sobekemsaf I
Sobekemsaf I
Sobekemsaf I was an Egyptian king of the Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt who reigned during the Second Intermediate Period, when Egypt was ruled by multiple kings...
based on an inscription from a door jamb from a 17th dynasty temple at Gebel Antef. While his own tomb has not been located, it was likely located in the area of Dra' Abu el-Naga'
Dra' Abu el-Naga'
The necropolis of Dra' 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-Bahri, and north of the necropolis of el-Assasif....
where the pyramid tomb of his brother Nubkheperre Intef was found in 2001. The pyramidion of the pyramid of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef's pyramid was found in Dra' Abu el-Naga'. The pyramidion has a slope of 60 degrees and is inscribed with the king's names. The pyramidion is now in the British Museum (BM EA 478).