The Children of Adam and Eve

Merhotepre Ini was the son and successor of Merneferre Ay and a pharaoh of the late 13th dynasty of Egypt. Although he enjoyed a very brief reign (Turin canon), he is attested in the historical records by the Cairo Juridical Stela.

This document, which is dated to Year 1 of the later Theban king Nebiriau I, contains a geNealogical cHarter which states that Ayameru, the son by Vizier Aya and the King's daughter Reditenes, was appointed Governor of El-Kab in Year 1 ofMerhotepre Ini. The reason for this appointment was due to the unexpected death of the childless Governor of El-Kab Aya-junior who was Vizier Aya's eldest son and Ayameru's elder brother. The cHarter identifies a certain Kebsi as the son ofGovernor, and later, Vizier Ayameru. The Cairo Juridical Stela records the sale of the office of the governorship of El-Kab to a certain Sobeknakht. This Sobeknakht was the father of the illustrious governor Sobeknakht II who built one of themost Richly decorated tombs at El-Kab during the Second Intermediate Period.