1. Wahankh Intef II was the third ruler of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
11 Facts About Intef II
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Intef II reigned for almost fifty years from 2112 BC to 2063 BC.
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The city changed hands several times, but Intef II was eventually victorious, extending his rule north to the thirteenth nome.
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The discovery of a statue of Intef II, wrapped in a sed festival robe, in the sanctuary of Heqaib at Elephantine suggests that this king's authority extended to the region of the First Cataract and, perhaps, over part of Lower Nubia by his 30th year.
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Consequently, when Intef II died, he left behind a strong government in Thebes which controlled the whole of Upper Egypt and maintained a border just south of Asyut.
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Intef II did claim the dual kingship nswt bity and the title s3-Re son of Ra, which emphasizes the divine nature of kingship.
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Finally, upon accession to the Theban throne, Intef II added the Horus name Wahankh, enduring of life, to his birth name.
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On his funerary stele Intef II emphasizes his monument building activities.
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Intef II is the first ruler to build chapels for Satet and Khnum on the island of Elephantine.
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Intef II started a tradition of royal building activities in the provincial temples of Upper Egypt which was to last throughout the Middle Kingdom.
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Intef II's tomb was investigated by a royal commission during the reign of Ramses IX, toward the end of the 20th Dynasty, as many royal tombs were being plundered at the time.