Khendjer
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Khendjer was an Egyptian king (throne name: Userkare) of the 13th Dynasty. The meaning of the name Khendjer is uncertain, although some authorities speculate that it may be Canaanite or Ugaritic in origin. The latest attested date for his reign is the fourth month of the season of Akhet, day 15 in his fifth regnal year.
Khendjer is mainly known from his pyramid complex excavated by G. Jequier at Saqqara, and from inscriptions and movable objects bearing his name. These include a fragment of a canopic jar found at Saqqara, which offers a partial name for his wife, Seneb ... (K.S.B. Ryholt completes this as "Sonbhenas"). A stela from Abydos records building works of the king at the Osiris temple at Abydos. A stela once in Liverpool (destroyed in World War II), provides the name of the king's son Khedjer. Other objects with his name, according to the list provided by Ryholt, include three cylinder-seals from Athribis, a tile found near el-Lisht, scarab seals, and an axe blade.
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Reference
- K.S.B. Ryholt, The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications, vol. 20. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997).
| Preceded by: Sedjefakare | Pharaoh of Egypt Thirteenth Dynasty | Succeeded by: Imyremeshaw |
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