Merneferre Ay
E881649
Merneferre Ay was a pharaoh of Egypt’s late Middle Kingdom, notable as one of the longest-reigning rulers of the 13th Dynasty during a period of political fragmentation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wahibre Ibiau | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Kingdom monarch
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Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt ruler ⓘ ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
rock inscriptions
ⓘ
scarab seals ⓘ statues ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Karnak king list
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turin King List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceUnknown | true ⓘ |
| capitalLikely | Itjtawy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionApprox | mid-to-late Thirteenth Dynasty ⓘ |
| contemporaryWithApprox | early Second Intermediate Period rulers ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| dynasty | Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Middle Kingdom ⓘ |
| governedDuring | period of political fragmentation in Egypt ⓘ |
| kingListPosition | listed among later Thirteenth Dynasty kings on the Turin Canon ⓘ |
| knownFromArtifactType |
inscribed blocks
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scarab seal impressions ⓘ stela fragments ⓘ |
| knownFromRegion |
Levant (via scarab finds)
NERFINISHED
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Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian ⓘ |
| nomen | Ay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the best-attested kings of the Thirteenth Dynasty
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long reign during a politically fragmented period ⓘ wide distribution of scarab seals ⓘ |
| period | Second Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praenomen | Merneferre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sewadjkare Hori II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEndApprox | c. 1670 BC ⓘ |
| reignLengthApprox |
about 23 years
ⓘ
one of the longest of the Thirteenth Dynasty ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | late Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| reignStartApprox | c. 1700 BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalHorusNameUnknown | true ⓘ |
| royalTitle | King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| successor | Sankhenre Sewadjtu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorDynastyContext | transition toward stronger regional powers ⓘ |
| throneName | Merneferre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wahibre Ibiau