Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef

Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-Aa (sometimes Intef V) was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 17th Dynasty of Egypt, who lived late during the Second Intermediate Period, when Egypt was divided in two by Hyksos-controlled Lower Egypt and Theban-ruled Upper Egypt.

Biography Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef is sometimes referred to as Intef V, and sometimes as Intef VI. His nomen, Intef-Aa, translates as "His father brought him, the great" or "Intef, the great." His name may also render as Inyotef-aa.

He ruled from Thebes and was probably buried in a tomb in the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.

Family It is assumed that Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-aa and Nubkheperre Intef were brothers, due to the inscription of Nubkheperre on the coffin of Intef-aa. Furthermore, it is assumed that Nubkheperre, and also Intef-aa, were sons of a king called Sobekemsaf, based on an inscription from a doorjamb from a 17th Dynasty temple at Gebel Antef. This seems to confirm that Intef-aa was the son of a king and born to the king's primary wife.

Attestations A few attestations are known, see list Ryholt 1997:393 File 17/3.

BM EA 478 | At Dra Abu el-Naga, a pyramidion.

Pyramid Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef's pyramidion was found at Dra Abu el-Naga inscribed with the king's name and had a slope of 60 degrees. The pyramid tomb of his brother Nubkheperre Intef was found in 2001. During excavations of Nubkheperre Intef's pyramid tomb in 2003, a fragment belonging to Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef's pyramidion was found alongside fragments of Nubkheperre Intef's own pyramidion. This suggests that the lost pyramid tomb of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef is located somewhere in the vicinity of the pyramid of his brother Nubkheperre Intef in Dra' Abu el-Naga'.

Coffin and burial equipment The coffin of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef-aa (Louvre E 3019) was a rishi coffin discovered in the 19th century by inhabitants of Kurna. The coffin preserved an inscription which reveals that this king's brother Nubkheperre Intef buried – and thus succeeded – him.