Neferhotep III

Sekhemre Sankhtawi Neferhotep
Pharaoh of Egypt
Predecessor	Sobekhotep VIII
Successor	Sankhenre Mentuhotep VI
Royal titulary Prenomen: Sekhemre Seanhktawi sxm-ra sanx-tA.wj the Power of Re, who nourishes the Two Lands Nomen: Neferhotep Nfr ḥtp Complete and Satisfied Horus name: wAD xa.w flourishing of appearances Nebty name: aA pH.tj Great of Strength Golden Horus: bik nbw mn... The Golden Falcon, stable of...

Sekhemre Sankhtawy Neferhotep III^[1] was the third or fourth ruler of the Theban 16th Dynasty after Djehuti and Sobekhotep VIII according to Ryholt. He is assigned a reign of 1 year in the Turin Canon and is known primarily by a single document from Thebes.^[2] Von Beckerath dates Neferhotep III to the end of the Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt. ^[3],

In the stela from Thebes (Cairo JE 59635^[4]), Neferhotep III repeatedly calls Thebes "my city" and praises himself as "The guide of victorious Thebes."^[5] The stela is thought to be the first depiction of the Khepresh crown. Neferhotep is said to be "Adorned with the Khepresh, the living image of Re, lord of terror".^[6] After his short reign, he was succeeded by king Mentuhotep VI.

References

1. ^ Titulary of Neferhotep III
2. ^ Kim Ryholt, The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, Museum Tusculanum Press, (1997), p.202
3. ^ Jürgen von Beckerath: Untersuchungen zur politischen Geschichte der zweiten Zwischenzeit in Ägypten, Glückstadt 1964, S. 67-68, 259 (XIII J.)
4. ^ W. V. Davies, The Origin of the Blue Crown, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 68, (1982), pp. 69-76
5. ^ Ryholt, p.160
6. ^ Ebba Kerrn Lillesø, Two Wooden Uræi, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 61, (1975), pp. 137-146

Preceded by Sobekhotep VIII

Pharaoh of Egypt Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt

Succeeded by Mentuhotep VI

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