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Sobekneferu in Wikipedia

Sobekneferu (sometimes written "Neferusobek") was an Egyptian pharaoh of the twelfth dynasty. Her name meant "the beauty of Sobek." She was the daughter of Pharaoh Amenemhat III. Manetho states she also was the sister of Amenemhat IV, but this claim is unproven. Sobekneferu had an older sister named Nefruptah who may have been the intended heir. ...

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Neferkauhor in Wikipedia

Neferkauhor was an eighth dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. His name is attested on the Abydos King List as the penultimate king of the Old kingdom, but not on the Turin Canon where his name is lost in a lacunae--although his reign length is preserved here. Neferkauhor is by far the most well attested of all ear...

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Inyotef III (Nakhtnebtepnefer) in Tour Egypt

INYOTEF III (NAKHTNEBTEPNEFER) 2015-2007 B.C. 11TH DYNASTY. Inyotef was the third king of the 11th Dynasty. He ruled Ancient Egypt from 2015 till 2007 BC. As any 11th Dynasty king, he took Thebes as the capitol for his throne. Inyotef kept all the regions that his Theban predecessors left for him to rule. He defended the city of Abydos from ma...

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Amenemhet I (Sehetepibre) in Tour Egypt

AMENEMHET I, 1ST KING OF THE 12TH DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN. Amenemhet I was the first ruler of the 12th Dynasty, and some Egyptologists believe that recovery from the First Intermediate Period into the Middle Kingdom only really began with his rule. He was almost certainly not of royal blood, at least if he is the same Vizier that functioned under ...

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Senusret III (Khakaure) in Tour Egypt

SENUSRET III, THE 5TH KING OF THE 12TH DYNASTY by Jimmy Dunn. Senusret III is probably the best attested king of the New Kingdom. He ruled the country for perhaps as long as 37 years as the 5th pharaoh of Egypt's 12th Dynasty from around 1878 until 1841 BC. He is probably also the best known of the Middle Kingdom pharaohs to the public because ...

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Wegaf in Wikipedia

Khutawyre Wegaf (or Ugaf) was an Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty who is known from several sources, including a stelae and statues. There is a general known from a scarab with the same name (Wegaf) who is perhaps identical with this king. A king with the name Khutawyre appears in the Turin King List as first ruler of the 13th Dynasty. However, s...

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Menkare in Wikipedia

Menkare may have been a king of the First Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt. He is entirely unattested outside of the Abydos King List....

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Userkaf in Wikipedia

Userkaf was the founder of the Fifth dynasty of Egypt and the first pharaoh to start the tradition of building sun temples at Abusir.[2]. Userkaf's name means "his Ka (or soul) is powerful."[3] He ruled from 2494-2487 BC[1] and constructed the Pyramid of Userkaf complex at Saqqara. Userkaf's mother was thought by some to have been queen Neferh...

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Niuserre Izi in Tour Egypt

NIUSERRE, THE 6TH RULER OF THE 5TH DYNASTY - BY JIMMY DUNN. Niuserre (or Nyuserra, meaning "Possessed of Re's Power") was the sixth king of the 5th Dynasty. His throne name was Izi (or Isi, Ini, Iny). His Horus name was probably Setibtawy. We are not very sure how long he ruled Egypt because the Turin King list is somewhat damaged where this pha...

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Teti in Tour Egypt

TETI, FIRST RULER OF THE SIXTH DYNASTY by Jimmy Dunn. Egypt's 6th Dynasty marks the decent into the darkness of the First Intermediate Period in Egypt's history. At times, the rule of these kings is somewhat obscure, including that of Teti (sometimes also known as Othoes, from Manetho), who was the first king and the founder of the 6th Dynast...

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