Neferhotep I
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Khasekhemre Neferhotep I was an Egyptian pharaoh of the mid Thirteenth Dynasty ruling in the second half of the 18th century BC during a time referred to as the late Middle Kingdom or early Second Intermediate Period, depending on the scholar. One of the best attested rulers of the 13th Dynasty, Neferhotep I reigned for 11 years.
Statue of Neferhotep I from the Faiyum, Archaeological Museum of Bologna.
Inscription on Sehel island showing Anukis giving the life sign to Neferhotep I.
Statue of Neferhotep I from his first naos found in Karnak, now in the Egyptian Museum.
Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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The Thirteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt was a series of rulers from approximately 1803 BC until approximately 1649 BC, i.e. for 154 years. It is often classified as the final dynasty of the Middle Kingdom, but some historians instead group it in the Second Intermediate Period.
Granite statue of Pharaoh Imyremeshaw in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Statue of the royal sealer and high steward Gebu, 13th dynasty, c. 1700 BC from the temple of Amun in Karnak.