Neferkahor (died c. 2181 BC) may have been ancient Egyptian king of the Eighth Dynasty during the First Intermediate Period.[1] According to Egyptologists Jürgen Beckerath and Darrell Baker, he was the eleventh king of this dynasty.[2][1] His name is attested on the Abydos King List (number 50) and on a black steatite cylinder seal of unknown provenance.[3] Neferkahor is absent from the Turin canon as a large lacuna in this document affects most kings of the 7th/8th Dynasty.[4] No contemporary document or building with his name has been found.[5][6]
| Neferkahor | |
|---|---|
 The cartouche of Neferkahor on the Abydos King List | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | c. 2184 – c. 2181 BC |
| Predecessor | Possibly Tereru |
| Successor | Possibly Pepiseneb |
| Died | c. 2181 BC |
References
- 1 2 Darrell D. Baker: The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I - Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, Stacey International, ISBN 978-1-905299-37-9, 2008, p. 261-262
- ↑ Jürgen von Beckerath:Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (Münchner ägyptologische Studien), 1984
- ↑ Peter Kaplony, Die Rollsiegel des Alten Reichs. vol. II: Katalog der Rollsiegel. pl. 144.
- ↑ Kim Ryholt: The Late Old Kingdom in the Turin King-list and the Identity of Nitocris, Zeitschrift für ägyptische, 127, 2000, p. 91
- ↑ Thomas Schneider: Lexikon der Pharaonen. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3, p. 114.
- ↑ Jürgen von Beckerath: Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München/ Berlin 1984, ISBN 3-422-00832-2, p. 48, 186.
External links
- First Intermediate Period on Digital Egypt for Universities, Accessed April 19, 2014