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The first pharaoh of the Eighth Dynasty
Prenomen: Netjerikara
Also known as: Netjerikare · Nitocris
The Turin papyrus (5.7) holds the throne name Netiqerti, which has long been thought to belong to queen Nitocris who is mentioned by Herodotus in a story where she takes revenge on the people that murdered her brother, an unnamed king. Manetho places Nitocris in the sixth dynasty, as the builder of Menkaura's pyramid at Giza, which shows the limits of relying too blindly on his writings.
The Turin papyrus also hold the birth name Siptah (son of Ptah), which indicates that the name is maculine, but the name Netiqerti is clearly feminine, which muddles the gender identification. It is however likely that a corruption in the records of the throne name Netjerikara ocurred, during the centuries leading to the New Kingdom. Netjerikara is present on the Abydos king list (40) directly following Nemtiemsaf II, but absent from the other New Kingdom king lists.
The Turin papyrus also hold the birth name Siptah (son of Ptah), which indicates that the name is maculine, but the name Netiqerti is clearly feminine, which muddles the gender identification. It is however likely that a corruption in the records of the throne name Netjerikara ocurred, during the centuries leading to the New Kingdom. Netjerikara is present on the Abydos king list (40) directly following Nemtiemsaf II, but absent from the other New Kingdom king lists.
Titulary & Hieroglyphs
References
Ryholt, K. (2000). “The Late Old Kingdom in the Turin King-list and the Identity of Nitocris.” ZÄS 127, 87–100.
Callender, G. (2011). “Queen Neit-ikrety/Nitokris.” Abusir and Saqqara in the year 2010/1. 247-260
Newberry, P. (1943). “Queen Nitocris of the Sixth Dynasty.” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 29, 51-54
Callender, G. (2011). “Queen Neit-ikrety/Nitokris.” Abusir and Saqqara in the year 2010/1. 247-260
Newberry, P. (1943). “Queen Nitocris of the Sixth Dynasty.” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 29, 51-54
Sources of antiquity
| Author | Greek | Transcription | Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africanus vi, 6 | Νιτωκρις | Nitocris | 12 years |
| Eusebius vi | Νιτωκρις | Nitocris | – |
| Herodotus 100.2 | Νιτωκρις | Nitocris | – |
| Eratosthenes 22 | Νιτωκρις | Nitocris | 6 years |
References
- Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2 ed., MÄS 49 (1999): pp. 64–65
- Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. pp. 43–44
- Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. pp. 279–280