| Djedankhre Montemsaf | |
|---|---|
| Montuemsaf, Mentemsaf, Mentuemsaf | |
 Steatite scarab of pharaoh Djedankhre Montemsaf reading"The good god, Djedankhre", now in the Petrie Museum UC11225. | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | uncertain, ca. 1590 BC |
| Predecessor | uncertain,Dedumose II |
| Successor | uncertain,Mentuhotep VI |
| Burial | unknown, probably inDra' Abu el-Naga'[1] |
| Dynasty | 16th Dynasty |
Djedankhre Montemsaf was aTheban king of the16th Dynasty based inUpper Egypt during theSecond Intermediate Period c. 1590 BC.[2][3] As such, he would have ruled concurrently with the15th Dynasty, which controlledLower andMiddle Egypt.
Djedankhre Montemsaf is attested by an inscribed block found inGebelein.[1][4]
A bronze axe-blade of unknown origin, now in theBritish Museum, and bearing"The good god Djedankhre, given life".
Two scarab seals of unknown provenance: Scarab BM EA 40687 and Scarab Petrie Museum UC 11225[1][5]
Djedankhre Montemsaf is not attested on the surviving fragments of theTurin canon, his reign and those of four other kings of the end of the 16th Dynasty being lost in alacuna.[2] For this reason, the exact chronological position as well as the length of his reign cannot be ascertained.
An older study byJürgen von Beckerath places Djedankhre Montemsaf in the13th Dynasty, followingMentuhotep VI and succeeded byDedumose I on the throne.[6]
According to the new arrangement of kings of the Second Intermediate Period andKim Ryholt, Djedankhre Montemsaf succeededDjedneferre Dedumose II and precededMerankhre Mentuhotep VI on the throne.[7] He was thus a king of the late 16th Dynasty and may have reigned ca. 1590 BC. The arguments supporting this chronological position are: 1) the form of his prenomenḎd-X-Rˁ, which is in common with those of Dedumose I and Dedumose II; 2) the location of finds attesting Montemsaf in Thebes and the south; and 3) the style of the axe-blade which can be dated to the late Second Intermediate Period.
