Neferkare Neby
| Neferkare Neby | |
|---|---|
| Neferkare III | |
 The cartouche of Neferkare Neby on theAbydos King List. | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | Unknown |
| Predecessor | Neferkare II? |
| Successor | Djedkare Shemai? |
| Father | Pepi II NeferkareorMerenre Nemtyemsaf I? |
| Mother | Ankhesenpepi II? |
| Burial | Pyramid"Neferkare Neby is Enduring of Life",presumably atSaqqara |
| Dynasty | Eighth Dynasty? |
Neferkare Neby(alsoNeferkare III) was anancient Egyptianpharaohof theSeventh or Eighth Dynastyduring the earlyFirst Intermediate Period(2181–2055 BC).[1]According to EgyptologistsJürgen von Beckerathand Darrell Baker, he was the fourth king of theSeventh dynasty,as he appears as the fourth king in theAbydos King Listwithin the list of kings assigned to this dynasty.[2][1]
Neferkare Neby's name is clearly readable on theAbydos King List(number 43), and unlike most kings of this period, is attested by a further two contemporary sources. Indeed, Neferkare Neby's name appears on thefalse dooratAnkhesenpepi II's tomb, and is also inscribed on hersarcophagus.These attestations show that Neferkare Neby's mother was possibly Queen Ankhesenpepi II, which would presumably make his fatherMerenre Nemtyemsaf I.[1]The stele of Ankhesenpepi II records that Neferkare Neby begun the construction of apyramid,possibly atSaqqaraand named him asḎd-ˁnḫ Nfr-k3-rˁ nbjj,that is Djedankh Neferkare Neby and which means “Neferkare Neby is Enduring of Life”.[2]The location of the pyramid is unknown and it most probably never significantly entered the building stage.[1]
Like many kings of the Eighth Dynasty, Neferkare Neby is absent from theTurin canonas a largelacunaaffects the location where his name would have been listed.[3]
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- ^abcdDarrell D. Baker,The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300-1069 BC,Stacey International,ISBN978-1-905299-37-9,2008, p. 267-268.
- ^abJürgen von Beckerath,Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen(Münchner Ägyptologische Studien 20), 1984.
- ^Kim Ryholt,“The Late Old Kingdom in the Turin King-list and the Identity of Nitocris”,Zeitschrift for ägyptische Sprache127, 2000, p. 99.