| Pepi III | |
|---|---|
| Seneferankhre Pepy | |
![Photography of a scarab of Sneferankhre Pepi III by Flinders Petrie.[1]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aSeneferankhraScarabPetrie.PNG) Photography of a scarab of Sneferankhre Pepi III byFlinders Petrie.[1] | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | uncertain chronological position |
| Predecessor | uncertain,Bebiankh (Helck), Nubankhre (von Beckerath) |
| Successor | uncertain,Nebmaatre (Helck),Anather (von Beckerath) |
| Dynasty | 16th dynasty |
Seneferankhre Pepi III may have been apharaoh[2] of the16th Dynasty during theSecond Intermediate Period. According toWolfgang Helck he was the fifth pharaoh of the dynasty.[3] Alternatively, according toJürgen von Beckerath, he was the thirteenth pharaoh of the dynasty.[4][5] Because his position in the 16th Dynasty is highly uncertain, it is not clear who were his predecessor and successor.
Seneferankhre Pepi III is only attested by a scarab-shaped seal bearing his name. EgyptologistKim Ryholt contests the seal as evidence that Pepi was a king of the 16th Dynasty, positing that the seal does not date to the Second Intermediate Period (SIP). According to Ryholt: "the size and design (prenomen + nomen without cartouche or royal titulary/epithets) of this seal is unparalleled during the SIP. Also the style of the signs is quite dissimilar to SIP seals." Instead, Ryholt proposes that the seal of Seneferankhre Pepi III be dated to theFirst Intermediate Period, noting however that this is a very early date for a scarab seal,[6] since otherwise the earliest scarabs appear only with the reign ofSenusret III of the late12th Dynasty.[7]
