Smenkhkare
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Smenkhkare was a little-known and short-reigning pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, associated with the Amarna period and the tumultuous final years of Akhenaten’s religious revolution.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amarna period figure
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Eighteenth Dynasty ruler ⓘ ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Akhenaten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amarna religious reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedOn |
inscriptions on wine dockets
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royal titulary fragments ⓘ scarabs and seals ⓘ tomb reliefs at Amarna ⓘ |
| burialDebate | possibly KV55 in the Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| capital | Akhetaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | late 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| coregencyDebate | possibly co-regent with Akhenaten ⓘ |
| culticRole | associated with Aten worship ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | New Kingdom Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderDebate |
sometimes distinguished from Neferneferuaten
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sometimes identified with a female ruler ⓘ |
| historicalReconstruction | often reconstructed as Akhenaten’s immediate successor ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | poorly attested pharaoh ⓘ |
| iconographyDebate | sometimes identified in damaged royal scenes at Amarna ⓘ |
| knownFrom | limited archaeological evidence ⓘ |
| modernScholarship | subject of debate among Egyptologists ⓘ |
| nameInHieroglyphs | s-m-n-ḫ-k3-rˁ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in the final phase of the Amarna period
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uncertain identity and short reign ⓘ |
| politicalContext | transition from Akhenaten to Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| possibleSpouse | Meritaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorDebate | possibly preceded by Akhenaten ⓘ |
| region | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignCharacterization |
poorly documented reign
ⓘ
short reign ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | late Amarna period ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Atenism
NERFINISHED
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decline of Akhenaten’s religious revolution ⓘ |
| royalEpithets |
Ankhkheperure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Djeser Kheperu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Thutmosid line (disputed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | primarily epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| successorDebate |
possibly followed by Neferneferuaten
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possibly succeeded by Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| throneName | Ankhkheperure Smenkhkare Djeser Kheperu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Lord of the Two Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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