Neferkare VIII
| Neferkare VIII | ||||||
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| Pharaoh | ||||||
| Reign | between 2130 and 2040 BCE | |||||
| Predecessor | Meryhathor | |||||
| Successor | Wahkare Khety | |||||
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| Dynasty | 10th Dynasty | |||||
Neferkare VIIIwas the secondpharaohof the10th Dynastyofancient Egypt(between 2130 and 2040 BCE, during theFirst Intermediate Period).[1]
Thepraenomen"Neferkare" suggests he considered himself a legitimate successor ofPepi II Neferkareof the6th Dynasty,much like the many namesakeMemphitekings of theEighth Dynasty.He likely was the eighth king to bear this name – hence the "VIII" – although many of his predecessors are sometimes called by a combination of theirpraenomenandnomen(for example,Neferkare Tereru,orNeferkare Khendu).[2]
He is definitely attested only on theTurin King List,since he is not known by any archaeological find. It is highly unlikely that Neferkare VIII and the enigmatic kingKa-nefer-rementioned in the tomb of thenomarchAnkhtifiare the same person, and it is somewhat more likely that Kaneferre should rather be identified withNeferkare VIIof the previous9th Dynasty.[2]
References
[edit]- ^William C. Hayes,inThe Cambridge Ancient History,vol 1, part 2, 1971 (2008), Cambridge University Press,ISBN0-521-077915,p. 996.
- ^abWilliam C. Hayes, op. cit., p. 466.
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