Intef VII

Also known as: Sekhemra Heruhirmaat Intef Dynasty XVII

Ruled Upper Egypt from Thebes during the late Second Intermediate Period. The short reign suggests that he met a violent end, perhaps even the final spark that started the war with the Fifteenth Dynasty.

Reign of Intef VII
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The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Throne name variant
Throne name of Intef VII: Sekhem Ra heru hir maat
Sekhem Ra heru hir maat
sḫm-rꜤ hrw-ḥr-mꜢꜤt
The powerful one of Ra, who is pleased with Maat
ra-Y8-h:r-D2:Z1-Aa11:a
Rishi coffin of the king (Louvre E 3020)
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 128-129, 12:T
Birth name variant
Birth name of Intef VII: Intef
Intef
ini.it.f
ini-i-n:t:f
Rishi coffin of the king (Louvre E 3020)
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 128-129, 12:E

Bibliography


Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 128–129
The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC (London, 2008), 153–155
The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 90

 

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The Royal titulary

The full titulary was announced at the coronation, when a pharaoh officially became king.

Horus
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The oldest form of a pharaoh's name, often enclosed in a serekh, a sort of "heraldic crest" representing a palace facade.

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The "Two Ladies", the heraldic goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet, representing Upper and Lower Egypt respectively.

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