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Amenemhat IV
- Reign
- 1773–1764/63 (1807/06–1798/97) BC
- Throne name
- Maa-kheru-Re
- Other names
- Kheper-kheperu, Ammenemes
- Dynasty
- 12th Dynasty
- Period
- Middle Kingdom, c. 2040–1780 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, then Itjtawy (near el-Lisht)
Amenemhat IV is listed in the king list under ‘12th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Middle Kingdom (c. 2040–1780 BC). Reign: 1773–1764/63 (1807/06–1798/97) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is Maa-kheru-Re. Other recorded names: Kheper-kheperu, Ammenemes.
What is known about Amenemhat IV
Several expeditions to Sinai are attested from his reign. He was probably co-regent with his predecessor Amenemhat III for about a year. Whether he was the builder of the southern pyramid of Mazghuna is unclear.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Middle Kingdom
After reunification, literature, art and administration flourish. Later generations regarded the language of this period as ‘classical’ Egyptian.
- c. 1950 BCAmenemhat I moves the royal residence to Itjtawy; the ‘Story of Sinuhe’ is composed under Senusret I.
- c. 1870 BCSenusret III secures the southern frontier with a chain of mighty fortresses in Nubia, such as those at Semna and Buhen.
- c. 1840 BCAmenemhat III has the Faiyum opened up through irrigation; the Greeks called his mortuary temple at Hawara the ‘Labyrinth’.
- c. 1795 BCSobekneferu reigns as the first female ruler of Egypt attested by contemporary evidence.
More about this period: Middle Kingdom
12th Dynasty: all rulers
- Amenemhat I
- Senusret I
- Amenemhat II
- Senusret II
- Senusret III
- Amenemhat III
- Amenemhat IV
- Sobekneferu
- Seankhibra
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