Intef III

Antef III. , Also Anjotef, Intef or Jnj - jtj.f is the proper name of an ancient Egyptian King ( Pharaoh ) of the 11th Dynasty ( Middle Kingdom ) what BC reigned in Upper Egypt about 2072 to 2064.

Origin and family

Antef III. is the son Antef II and a Neferu. His wife was Yeah, the mother of his successor Mentuhotep II

Reign

Due to his father's long reign ( Stele of Tjetji ) came Antef III. probably only in old age to power. The Turin Royal Canon, according to he reigned only about eight years. On the politics in his reign there is little evidence. From its origins and remains of a second stele may perhaps be concluded that either Antef III. or Mentuhotep II expanded the rule in its first years of the reign until the 16th nome of Upper Egypt. Of particular importance was probably the food supply in Upper Egypt, as it is noted on the stele of Tjuti / Idinacht.

Construction activities

Antef III. was in the Saff el- Baqar, a grave - Saff ( front pillar grave ), buried in el- tariff and built at the Satis Temple at Elephantine.