| Mersekhemre Ined | |
|---|---|
| Mersekhemre Neferhotep II? | |
 Statue of Mersekhemre Neferhotep II, who could be the same person as Mersekhemre Ined. Discovered in the Karnak cachette, now on display in theEgyptian Museum, CG 42024. | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | 3 years, 1 to 4 months and 1 day (c. 17th century BC) |
| Predecessor | Sankhenre Sewadjtu |
| Successor | Sewadjkare Hori |
| Dynasty | 13th Dynasty |
Mersekhemre Ined was apharaoh of the late13th Dynasty, possibly the thirty-fifth king of this dynasty.[1] As such he would have reigned fromMemphis over Middle and Upper Egypt for a short time either during the early or mid-17th century, from 1672 until 1669 BC[3] or from 1651 until 1648 BC.[4] He may be the same king asMersekhemre Neferhotep II.
The identity of Mersekhemre Ined with respect to Neferhotep II is still in doubt.
Two royal statues of a king named Mersekhemre Neferhotep were uncovered byGeorges Legrain in 1903 in the Karnak Cachette and are now in theEgyptian Museum, CG 42023 and CG 42024.[5][6]
According to the latest reading of the Turin canon byKim Ryholt, Mersekhemre Ined reigned for 3 years, 1 to 4 months and 1 day.[3]
He likely ruled Middle and Upper Egypt while theHyksos14th or15th Dynasty probably already controlled large parts of theDelta region during Mersekhemre Ined's time on the throne in the late 13th Dynasty.
Additionally, a king Mersekhemre Ined is mentioned in entry 7.6 of theTurin Canon and a king Mersekhemre appears in theKarnak king list, entry VI, 2. EgyptologistsJürgen von Beckerath, Detlef Franke,Jacques Kinnaer, Rolf Krauss andDonald B. Redford conclude that the Mersekhemre Ined of the Turin canon and Mersekhemre Neferhotep are one and the same person.[7] In contrast,Kim Ryholt sees in these documents the references to two distinct rulers with the same official royal name, as for example in the case of MerhotepreSobekhotep V andMerhotepre Ini. Rather, Ryholt identifies Neferhotep II with a king "Mer...re" on column 8 row 16 of the Turin canon, which would place Neferhotep II at the very end of the 13th Dynasty, possibly the dynasty's 46th ruler.[1] However, this entry of the Turin canon may refer toMershepsesre Ini II instead, with Neferhotep II being the same king as Mersekhemre Ined.[1]
| Preceded by | Pharaoh of Egypt Thirteenth Dynasty | Succeeded by |
