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Neferkare III in Wikipedia

Neferkare III, sometimes numbered VII, VIII, or IX, is the third pharaoh of the ninth dynasty of ancient Egypt, c. 2140 BCE (during the First Intermediary Period). This ruler of Herakleopolis Magna is identified by various scholars with the king named Neferkare, mentioned in the biographical text Ankhtify, who is the nomarch of Hieraconopolis and...

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Menkaure (Mycerinus) in Tour Egypt

MENKAURE, THE LAST GREAT PYRAMID BUILDER ON THE GIZA PLATEAU BY JIMMY DUNN. While the great pyramids of the Giza Plateau attest to the lofty rule of at least three of Egypt's early, 4th Dynasty rulers, we actually know very little about these men. Of course, one reason for this was the lack of inscriptions on their most dominate and enduring m...

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Shepseskaf in Tour Egypt

KING SHEPSESKAF AND HIS MYSTERIOUS TOMB AT SAQQARA BY JIMMY DUNN. Ultimately, we know very little with any certainty about the last king of Egypt's 4th Dynasty. His birth name was Shepseskaf, meaning "His Soul is Noble", and like everything else about him, seems out of place. Most kings' of this (and most other) periods made some sort of refer...

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Neferirkare Kakai in Tour Egypt

NEFERIRKARE KAKAI BY JIMMY DUNN. Documenting kings of ancient Egypt can be daunting, particularly with those such as Neferirkara Kakai. We actually know more about one of his officials named Ty, who was the overseer of the pyramid complexes and sun temples under both Neferirkara and other kings, then we do about Neferirkara himself. Much more...

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Menkauhor Kaiu in Wikipedia

Menkauhor Kaiu, (in Greek known as Menkeris), was a Pharaoh of the Fifth dynasty during the Old Kingdom. Etymology Menkauhor's royal name or prenomen means as "Eternal are the Souls of Horus."[2] Family Menkauhor may have been a son of Niuserre. Reliefs from the mortuary temple of Khentkaus II may point to this proposed family relationship, but...

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Pepi I Meryre in Wikipedia

Pepi I Meryre (reigned 2332 – 2283 BC) was the third king of the Sixth dynasty of Egypt. His first throne name was Neferdjahor which the king later altered to Meryre meaning "beloved of Re."[2] Family Pepi was the son of Teti and Iput, who was a daughter of Unas, last pharaoh of the previous dynasty. He needed the support of powerful individual...

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Menkaure in Wikipedia

Menkaure (or Men-Kau-Ra; Mycerinus in Latin; Μυκερινος Mykerinos in Greek) was a pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty of Egypt (c. 2620 BC–2480 BC) who ordered the construction of the third and smallest of the Pyramids of Giza. His name means "Eternal like the Souls of Re " He was the successor of Khafre. Some authors date his rule between 2532 BC–25...

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Neferirkare Kakai in Wikipedia

Neferirkare Kakai was the third Pharaoh of Egypt during the Fifth dynasty. His prenomen, Neferirkare, means "Beautiful is the Soul of Ra."[2] His Horus name was Userkhau,[3] his Golden Horus name Sekhemunebu and his Nebti name Khaiemnebty. It is not known with any certainty who Neferirkare's parents were. Some Egyptologists see him as a son of...

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Djedkare Izezi in Tour Egypt

DJEDKARE, 8TH RULER OF THE 5TH DYNASTY - BY JIMMY DUNN. Djedkare was the eighth ruler of Egypt's 5th Dynasty. The relationship of Djedkare with his predecessors or successors is not entirely known, but he was probably the son of Menkauhor, his predecessor. If not, then he may have been Menkauhor's brother by Niuserre, or even Menkauhor's cousin ...

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Merenre Nemtyemzaf in Tour Egypt

MERENRE, 3RD RULER OF EGYPT'S 6TH DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN. Merenre, sometimes referred to as Merenre I as there was a much later king by the same name, was the third ruler of Egypt's 6th Dynasty. As the oldest living son of Pepi I, he succeeded his father, we believe, at a fairly young age, and probably died unexpectedly young, perhaps between his...

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