Sekhemkare
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Horus name: Mekhibtaui
Nebti name: Itisekhemef
Throne name: Sekhemkare
Birth name: Amenemhat Senebef
Amenemhat V Sekhemkare was an Egyptian
king
of the 13th Dynasty
. He appears as 'Sekhemkare' in the Turin King List
. Contemporary monuments of this king are several Nile
level records and a statue found at Elephantine
. He reigned for a minimum of 3 years according to the Turin Kinglist.
Nebti name: Itisekhemef
Throne name: Sekhemkare
Birth name: Amenemhat Senebef
Amenemhat V Sekhemkare was an Egyptian
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
Pharaoh
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
of the 13th Dynasty
Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt
The thirteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom. Other writers separate it from these dynasties and join it to Dynasties XIV through XVII as part of the Second Intermediate Period...
. He appears as 'Sekhemkare' in the Turin King List
Turin King List
The Turin King List, also known as the Turin Royal Canon, is a hieratic papyrus thought to date from the reign of Ramesses II, now in the Museo Egizio at Turin...
. Contemporary monuments of this king are several Nile
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.The Nile has two major...
level records and a statue found at Elephantine
Elephantine
Elephantine is an island in the River Nile, located just downstream of the First Cataract at the southern border of Ancient Egypt. This region is referred to as Upper Egypt because the land is higher than that near the Mediterranean coast. The island may have received its name because it was a...
. He reigned for a minimum of 3 years according to the Turin Kinglist.