| Iufni | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Jewefni, Efni, Afnai | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pharaoh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | very short c. 1788 BC (Ryholt)[1] or 1741 BC (Franke)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Hotepibre Qemau Siharnedjheritef (Ryholt) orSehetepibre Sewesekhtawy (Franke) | |||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Seankhibre Ameny Antef Amenemhet VI | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dynasty | 13th Dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
Iufni (alsoJewefni) was anancient Egyptianpharaoh of the13th Dynasty during theSecond Intermediate Period.[3]
Iufni is only known from theTurin canon, a king list compiled around 500 years after Iufni's reign, during the earlyRamesside period.[3][4] According to Ryholt's latest reconstruction of the Turin canon, his name is given on column 7 row 9 of the document (this corresponds to column 6 row 9 inAlan H. Gardiner's and von Beckerath's reading of the canon).[1]
Ryholt notes that Iufni's two predecessorsAmeny Qemau andHotepibre Qemau Siharnedjheritef as well as his successorSeankhibre Ameny Antef Amenemhet VI all bearfiliative nomina—that is, names that connect them to their father. Since such nomina were used by pharaohs only when their fathers were also pharaohs and since Iufni reigned in their midst, Ryholt argues that Iufni must have been part of the family includingSekhemkare Amenmhat V, Ameny Qemau, Siharnedjheritef and Amenemhat VI.[1] Given the brevity of Iufni's reign, Ryholt proposes that he may have been a brother of Siharnedjheritef or simply a grandson of Amenemhat V.[1]
According to the egyptologistsKim Ryholt and Darrell Baker he was the 7th king of the dynasty,[3][5] whileJürgen von Beckerath andDetlef Franke see him as the 6th ruler.[2][6][7] Iufni reigned fromMemphis for a very short time c. 1788 BC or 1741 BC.[1][2]
| Preceded by | Pharaoh of Egypt Thirteenth Dynasty | Succeeded by |
