Wegaf
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Khutawyre Wegaf was an Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty
who is known from several sources, including a stelae and statues. There is a general known from a scarab
with the same name (Wegaf) who is perhaps identical with this king.
A king with the name Khutawyre appears in the Turin King List
as first ruler of the 13th Dynasty. However, some researchers especially Kim Ryholt
argue that the writer of the King list confused the name Khutawre with the name Sekhemre Khutawy
and they place Wegaf in the middle of the 13th Dynasty. Sekhemre Khutawy is regarded by Kim Ryholt as the son of Amenemhet IV but this idea is not currently accepted by some Egyptologists.
At Abydos, he made a stele dedicated to preserving the procession road in the area of Wepwawet, later usurped by Neferhotep I (Cairo Museum JE 35256).
Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt
The thirteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom. Other writers separate it from these dynasties and join it to Dynasties XIV through XVII as part of the Second Intermediate Period...
who is known from several sources, including a stelae and statues. There is a general known from a scarab
Scarab
Scarab may refer to:Vehicles* Stout Scarab, limited production automobile* Scammell Scarab - A small, 3-wheeled articulated lorry tractor unit produced 1948-1967* Scarab Other* Scarab of Ancient Egypt...
with the same name (Wegaf) who is perhaps identical with this king.
A king with the name Khutawyre appears in the Turin King List
Turin King List
The Turin King List, also known as the Turin Royal Canon, is a hieratic papyrus thought to date from the reign of Ramesses II, now in the Museo Egizio at Turin...
as first ruler of the 13th Dynasty. However, some researchers especially Kim Ryholt
Kim Ryholt
Kim S B Ryholt is a Danish Egyptologist, who works at the Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Copenhagen....
argue that the writer of the King list confused the name Khutawre with the name Sekhemre Khutawy
Sekhemre Khutawy
Sekhemre Khutawy was an Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty.-Evidence:Sekhemre-Khutawy is named in the Nile Flood records at Semna near the second cataracts...
and they place Wegaf in the middle of the 13th Dynasty. Sekhemre Khutawy is regarded by Kim Ryholt as the son of Amenemhet IV but this idea is not currently accepted by some Egyptologists.
At Abydos, he made a stele dedicated to preserving the procession road in the area of Wepwawet, later usurped by Neferhotep I (Cairo Museum JE 35256).