Third ruler of the Theban Eleventh Dynasty He reigned from 2069 b. c.e. until his death. Inyotef III was the father of montuhotep ii, the unifier of Egypt. Militarily active, Inyotef III pushed the Theban domain to
Assiut. He also defended abydos and other Upper Egyptian cities from northern assaults. A truce with hierakon-POLIS brought a period of calm to the region. Called Inyotef the Great, his name was inscribed on the walls of GEBEL el-silsileh. His queen was aoh (or Yah), the mother of Montuhotep II. His secondary queen was Hen-ite. Inyotef III was elderly when he assumed the Theban throne. He was the son of inyotef ii and Queen neferu-khayet. He was buried in dra-abu el-naga, Saff el-Bagar, and is depicted in reliefs near Aswan. Inyotef III is listed in the TURIN canon.
Inyotef IV (fl. 16th century b. c.e.) Ruler of the Seventeenth Dynasty at Thebes whose date of rule is unknown He reigned at thebes and controlled much of Upper Egypt as part of this royal line.
Inyotef V (Nubkheperre) (d. c. 1635 b. c.e.) Ruler of the second group of the Seventeenth Dynasty Called “the Old,” he ruled at thebes from c. 1640 b. c.e. until his death. Militarily active, Inyotef V campaigned in ABYDOS, KOPTOS, and other sites. He is noted for the koptos DECREE, a legal document issued to punish a nobleman named Teti, who was charged and convicted of stealing temple goods. His anthropoid coffin is in the British Museum in London, and his royal diadem is in Leiden, Netherlands. Inyotef V was buried in dra-abu el-naga at Thebes.
Inyotef VI (fl. 16th century b. c.e.) Ruler of Thebes in the Seventeenth Dynasty, whose reign is undated He was the son of sobekemsaf i. Inyotef VI was buried at dra-abu el-naga at thebes with his ancestors.
Inyotef VII (Nubkheperre) (fl. 16th century b. c.e.) Ruler of the Theban Seventeenth Dynasty, dates of reign unclear
He was the father of ta’o i and a contemporary of the HYKSOS ruler apophis (2) (1585-1553 b. c.e.). Inyotef VII was a warrior who defended the Theban lands from the Hyksos assaults and built at abydos, elkab, karnak, and koptos. He also issued a decree concerning the temple of min. Inyotef VII was mentioned in the TURIN canon. He was buried at dra-abu el-naga at thebes with his weapons. His wife was sobekemsaf, the mother of Ta’o I.
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