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Intef II
Inyotef II, Antef II
Funerary stele of Intef II, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Funerary stele of Intef II, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City,
Pharaoh of Egypt
Reign 2118–2069 BC,  11th dynasty
Predecessor Intef I
Successor Intef III
Royal titulary
Died 2069 BC

Intef II was a Pharaoh of the Eleventh dynasty during the First Intermediate Period. Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now The creation of a reliable Chronology of Ancient Egypt is a task fraught with problems The Eleventh dynasty of Ancient Egypt was one group of rulers whose earlier members are grouped with the four preceding dynasties to form the First Intermediate Period Intef I was a local Egyptian ruler at Thebes, and a member of the Eleventh dynasty during the First Intermediate Period. Intef III was a Pharaoh in Egypt of the Eleventh Dynasty during the First Intermediate Period. The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt The royal titulary or royal protocol of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods The Eleventh dynasty of Ancient Egypt was one group of rulers whose earlier members are grouped with the four preceding dynasties to form the First Intermediate Period The First Intermediate Period is the name conventionally given by Egyptologists to that period in Ancient Egyptian history between the end of the Old His capital lay at Thebes. Thebes ( Thēbai) was a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean on the east bank of the river Nile ( At this time, Egypt was split between several local dynasties. After the death of the nomarch Ankhtifi, Intef was able to unite all the southern nomes down to the First Cataract. Nomarchs were the semi- Feudal rulers of Ancient Egyptian provinces Ankhtifi was the Nomarch of Herakleopolis and a supporter of the Herakleopolitan based 10th dynasty which was locked in conflict with the Theban A nome (from Νομός “district” was a subnational administrative division of Ancient Egypt. The cataracts of the Nile are shallow stretches between Aswan and Khartoum where the water's surface is broken by numerous small boulders and stones lying After this he clashed with his main rivals, the nomarchs of Herakleopolis Magna for the possession of Abydos. Nomarchs were the semi- Feudal rulers of Ancient Egyptian provinces Herakleopolis Magna is the Greek name of the capital of the Twentieth nome (administrative division of Ancient Egypt. Abydos ( Egyptian Abdju, 3bdw, Arabic: أبيدوس Greek Αβυδος one of the most ancient cities of The city changed hands several times, but Intef was eventually victorious, extending his rule north to the thirteenth nome (see map).

After these wars, more friendly relations were established and the rest of Intef's reign was peaceful. The discovery of a statue of Intef II, wrapped in a sed festival robe, in the sanctuary of Heqaib at Elephantine suggests that this king's authority extended to the region of the First Cataract and, perhaps, over part of Lower Nubia by his 30th year. [3] This impression would appear to be confirmed by an expedition led by Djemi from Gebelein to the land of Wawat (ie: Nubia) during his reign. [4] Consequently when Intef II died, he left behind a strong government in Thebes which controlled the whole of Upper Egypt and maintained a border just south of Asyut. [5]

The earliest attested dating of the god Amun at Karnak occurs during his reign. Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu (also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen, Greek Ἄμμων The Karnak temple complex, universally known only as Karnak, describes a vast conglomeration of ruined temples chapels pylons and other buildings The surviving sections of the Turin Canon for the Middle Kingdom with Intef II; it assigns this king a reign of 49 years. The Turin King List, also known as the Turin Royal Canon is an Hieratic Papyrus thought to date from thereign of Ramesses II, now in the Museo [6]

References

  1. ^ Clayton, Peter A. Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p72. 2006. ISBN 0-500-28628-0
  2. ^ Clayton, Peter A. Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p72. 2006. ISBN 0-500-28628-0
  3. ^ Nicholas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, Blackwell Books: 1992, p. 145
  4. ^ Grimal, op. cit. , p. 145,
  5. ^ Grimal, op. cit. , p. 145
  6. ^ [1] The Ancient Egypt Web Site, Antef II, accessed September 7, 2007

Further reading

Preceded by
Intef I		 Pharaoh of Egypt
Eleventh Dynasty		 Succeeded by
Intef III
Intef I was a local Egyptian ruler at Thebes, and a member of the Eleventh dynasty during the First Intermediate Period. Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods The Eleventh dynasty of Ancient Egypt was one group of rulers whose earlier members are grouped with the four preceding dynasties to form the First Intermediate Period Intef III was a Pharaoh in Egypt of the Eleventh Dynasty during the First Intermediate Period.
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