Amenemhat IV and Sobeknefru

In the last of his series of articles on the Twelfth Dynasty, Wolfram Grajetzki investigates the reigns of Amenemhat IV, and Sobeknefru, Egypt’s first female king.
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The two last kings of the Twelfth Dynasty are not well-known figures. There is a wide range of sources for each, but those monuments do not provide that information a modern historian would regard as important. Therefore, the end of the Twelfth Dynasty remains shrouded in mystery and speculation. The sphinx of Amenemhat IV in the British Museum. Image: Jl FilpoC, CC BY 4.0 via Wikicommons Amenemhat IV Amenemhat IV, who reigned c.1808- 1799 BC, was the last male ruler of the Twelfth Dynasty. The Turin Canon, a Ramesside king list, gives him 9 years, 3 months, and 27 days. His father is not known for certain, but was most likely Amenemhat III. Both kings ruled together in a coregency

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