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Second Intermediate Period · 13th Dynasty

Amenemhat VII Kay

Reign
c. 1731–1724 BC
Throne name
Sedjefa-ka-Re
Dynasty
13th Dynasty
Period
Second Intermediate Period, c. 1780–1550 BC
Capital at the time
Itjtawy, Avaris (Hyksos), Thebes

Amenemhat VII Kay is listed in the king list under ‘13th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Second Intermediate Period (c. 1780–1550 BC). Reign: c. 1731–1724 BC. The throne name is Sedjefa-ka-Re.

What is known about Amenemhat VII Kay

Attested in his own time only by a statue, as well as a few cylinder seals and a scarab.

From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.

The period: Second Intermediate Period

Many kings in quick succession weaken the realm. Immigrants from Western Asia, the Hyksos (‘rulers of foreign lands’), take power in the north, while a separate royal house rules in Thebes.

More about this period: Second Intermediate Period

13th Dynasty: all rulers

Further reading

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