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Userkaf

The first pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty
As the first ruler of the fifth dynasty, Userkaf imitated or honored Djoser by using the same name for his Horus and Nebty names instead of two different ones. He likely married into the extended royal family of the fourth dynasty to gain the throne. His hellenized name by Manetho is Ouserkheres, and his name is present on the New Kingdom king lists of Abydos, Saqqara and Turin.
According to a story in the Westcar papyrus, he was the first of three brothers that ruled in succession, but that story has since been disproved.

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

jrj-mAat
Iri Maat
ꞽrꞽ-mꜢꜤt
"The one who has accomplished Maat"
Mariette, Monuments divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, II, plate 54e
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:56–57, 1:H
jrj-mAat
Iri Maat
ꞽrꞽ-mꜢꜤt
"The one who has accomplished Maat (for the Two Ladies)"
Papyrus Berlin 20397
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:56–57, 1:N
bjk-nbw-nfr
Bik nebu nefer
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"The perfect golden falcon"
Kaplony, Rollsiegel des Alten Reiches, II, plate 55
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:56–57, 1:G
wsr-kA-f
User kaf
wsr-kꜢ-f
"His ka is strong"
Mariette, Monuments divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, II, plate 54e
Abydos Canon26·Saqqara Canon34·Beckerath, “Handbuch”:56–57, 1:E2
wsr-kA-f
User kaf
wsr-kꜢ-f
"His ka is strong"
Tomb of Kameni (LG 96)
Petrie, Abydos, II, plate XIV
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:56–57, 1:E1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:II, 40
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..ka
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Turin King List4.17

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  v, 1 Ουσερχερης Usercheres 28 years

References