The Pharaos

Pharaohs / Dynasty 7-8

Neferkare Neby

Pl. 47

2179 BC to 2177 BC, about 2 years ยท First Intermediate Period

Modern phonetic rendering, not a copy of an inscription

Neferkare Neby was a pharaoh of the Seventh and Eighth Dynasties during the First Intermediate Period. He reigned about 2179 to 2177 BC, with dates uncertain by about thirty years. Inscriptions attest that he was the son of Pepi II Neferkare and Queen Ankhesenpepi IV, linking him to the prestigious royal line of the late Old Kingdom.

He ruled from Memphis for about two years during a time when regional governors wielded extensive independent control. Unlike many of his immediate predecessors, evidence for Neferkare Neby survives beyond ancient king lists; his name appears on inscriptions at Saqqara in the tomb of his mother. He planned a pyramid, though it was likely never completed. He was succeeded by Djedkare Shemai.

Monuments

  • Inscription at Saqqara

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