Intef the Elder

Intef the elder was an important Theban ruler during First Intermediate Period, and the founder of 11th dynasty. The Royal List of Karnak mentioned as predecessor of Mentuhothep I.

Biography
Intef the Elder was not a pharaoh, but the ruler of Thebes around 2150 BC. In this role, he would have served either a king of the 8th Dynasty or one of the Herakleopolitan kings of the 9th or 10th Dynasty. Intef the Elder’s control would have been from Thebes to Aswan in the south, but not farther north than Coptos, which was then controlled by another dynasty of governers. It is believed that Intef the Elder was the father of his successor on the Theban throne, Mentuhotep I. Darrell D. Baker: The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I - Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, Stacey International, ISBN 978-1-905299-37-9, 2008, p. 141-142 
Intef the Elder is also probably the same person as “Intef-aa born of Iku”, to whom Senusret I dedicated a seated statue depicting Intef as a scribe, the texts on the statue says: 

Burial
Auguste Mariette discovered a stele belonging to the “hereditary prince Intefi” at Dra’ Abu el-Naga’ on the west bank of Thebes. This stele is currently in the Egyptian Museum  (CG 20009). The stele provides information about Intef’s titles and indicates that he served an unnamed pharaoh.Darrell D. Baker: The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I - Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, Stacey International, ISBN 978-1-905299-37-9, 2008, p. 141-142 Little Book of Ancient Egypt by Ian McKenzie 

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Category:Ancient Egyptians
Category:3rd-millennium BC people