Wahneferhotep was an ancient Egyptian king's son who lived in the Thirteenth Dynasty, around 1700 BC.
Attestation
Wahneferhotep is only known from a shabti and model coffin found in the mortuary temple of the pyramid of Senusret I at Lisht, and now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Peter F. Dorman: The Inscriptions of the Model Coffins of Wahneferhotep and Bener, in Dieter Arnold: The Pyramid of Senwosret I, South Cemeteries of Lisht I, New York 1988, , pp. 147-149 On both objects he bears the title king's son. His name means Neferhotep endures.
Theories Neferhotep might refer to king Neferhotep I, who was one of the most powerful rulers of the Thirteenth Dynasty; some scholars argue that this king is the most likely ruler that is mentioned in the name. William C. Hayes: The Scepter of Egypt: A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1, From the Earliest Times to the End of the Middle Kingdom, MET Publications 1953, , pp. 349-350 However, the pottery found near the model coffins points to a later date, making it more likely that Neferhotep refers to another, later, king with the same name.Dieter Arnold: The Pyramid of Senwosret I, South Cemeteries of Lisht I, New York 1988, , pp. 37-40
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