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Ankhtifi
Provincial governor in southern Egypt, First Intermediate Period
c. 2130 BCE
Date approximate and uncertain.
Biography
Governor of the Hierakonpolis province, he extended his authority over neighbouring Edfu. His tomb at el-Mo‘alla carries an autobiography in which he presents himself as restoring order and feeding people in years of hunger.
Key facts
Certainty: Established
Ankhtifi’s autobiography glorifies its owner, so scholars read it with caution.
- Jacques Vandier (1950) “Mo‘alla: La tombe d’Ankhtifi et la tombe de Sébekhotep” Institut français d’archéologie orientale, Cairo
- Ian Shaw (ed.) (2000) “The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt” Oxford University Press