Hor

Hor, also known as Awibre Hor, was a pharaoh of the Thirteenth Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period. He ruled from the capital at Itjtawy for around two years, approximately 1777 to 1775 BC, with dates uncertain by about twenty-five years. He succeeded Ameny Qemau and was succeeded by Khendjer.

While his reign was brief and politically unremarkable, Hor is exceptional because his burial survived largely undisturbed. He was interred in a modest shaft tomb located directly beside the Twelfth Dynasty pyramid of Amenemhat III at Dahshur. This proximity suggests a deliberate desire to link his rule to the great monarchs of the preceding dynasty.

Scholars know Hor primarily through the remarkable contents of this shaft tomb, which held his decomposed remains, a gilded mask, and intact funerary equipment. The standout find was a masterfully carved wooden Ka statue depicting the king striding forward with the hieroglyphic Ka sign above his head.

Monuments

• Intact wooden Ka statue from Dahshur

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