Anat-her

Anather in hieroglyphs
Anather (Anat her) ˁnt ḥr

Anat-her was a ruler of the Hyksos Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt around 1600 BCE during what is often referred to as the Second Intermediate Period.^[1]

Anather's name has not been found represented within a cartouche and there is no evidence, therefore, that he reigned as pharaoh.^{[citation needed]} He may have instead been a prince^[2] under the authority of the 15th dynasty at Avaris.

His name means "Anath is content" and refers to the Semitic goddess which affirms his non-Egyptian heritage. It is sometimes accompanied by the title "heka kha-swt" meaning "ruler of the desert lands"; perhaps a reference to the slice of territory under his control.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ William C. Hayes, The Cambridge Ancient History (Fascicle): 6: Egypt: From the Death of Ammenemes III to Seqenenre II, CUP Archive, 1962, p 19
2. ^ Nicholas Geoffrey Lempriere Hammond, Cyril John Gadd, Edmond Sollberger, History of the Middle East and the Aegean region C. 1800-1380 B.C., Cambridge University Press, 1970 p 58