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Neferkare II in Wikipedia

Neferkare II may have been a seventh dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. His name is only attested on the Abydos King List, however J. von Beckerath believes he may have been the king with the praenomen Wadjkare[citation needed], which is attested in a graffito contemporary with First Intermediate Period....

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Khafra in Wikipedia

Khafra (Greek, Χεφρήν; Chephren) - also Khafre - was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's. Khafra's two chief wives were Queen Meresankh III whose ...

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Sahure in Wikipedia

Sahure was the second king of ancient Egypt's 5th Dynasty. Etymology Sahure's birth name means "He who is Close to Re"[1]. His Horus name was Nebkhau. Biography Sahure was a son of queen Neferhetepes, as shown in scenes from the causeway of Sahure's pyramid complex in Abusir.[2] His father was probably Userkaf. Sahure's consort was queen Ne...

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Menkauhor in Tour Egypt

MENKAUHOR - 2396-2388 B.C. - 5TH DYNASTY Menkauhor was the seventh king of the 5th Dynasty. He ruled Ancient Egypt from 2396 till 2388 BC, but never achieved the level of fame that the rest of the kings in his dynasty did. He built a pyramid in Dahshur, but only its ruins remain. There is a small alabaster statue of Menkauhor located in the ...

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Pepy I (Meryre) in Tour Egypt

PEPI I, 2ND RULER OF THE 6TH DYNASTY OF ANCIENT EGYPT BY JIMMY DUNN. Pepi I was the second ruler of Egypt's 6th Dynasty, a period that would eventually fall into the abyss of the First Intermediate Period. Pepi I was this pharaoh's birth name, though we may also find him listed as Pepy I, Piopi I, Pipi and the Greek Phiops. His throne name was M...

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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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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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