| Neferkare Pepiseneb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Neferkare Khered Seneb, Neferkare VI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The cartouche of Neferkare Pepiseneb on theAbydos King List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reign | c. 2181 –c. 2171 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | PossiblyNeferkahor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | PossiblyNeferkamin Anu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | PossiblyNeferkare II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Ankhesenpepi V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | c. 2171 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | 8th Dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neferkare VI Pepiseneb (diedc. 2171 BC) was anancient Egyptianking of theEighth Dynasty during the earlyFirst Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC). According to the EgyptologistsKim Ryholt,Jürgen Beckerath, and Darrell Baker, he was the twelfth king of the Eighth Dynasty.[1][2][3]
The name Neferkare VI Pepiseneb is attested on theAbydos King List (number 51), but not elsewhere. However, Jürgen Beckerath has proposed that Neferkare Pepiseneb is to be identified with a "Neferkare Khered Seneb" appearing on theTurin canon.[4] As such, Neferkare Pepiseneb would be the first king of the Eighth Dynasty, followingNtyiqrt (who might beNeitiqerty Siptah) whose name appears on the Turin canon, a large lacuna in the document affecting the intervening kings of the dynasty.[1][2] Both of these sources are dated to long after the eighth dynasty, to the 19th dynasty and later and there are no contemporary attestations of this period.
The epithetKhered given to Neferkare Pepiseneb in the Turin canon means "child" or "young". Consequently, "Neferkare Khered Seneb" is translated asNeferkare The Child is Healthy.[2]
Several hypotheses have been put forth by Egyptologists concerning this epithet.Hratch Papazian proposes that the fact that the king was calledKhered on the Turin canon hints at his youthful age upon ascending to the throne.[5]: 415 In reality, however, the epithet Khered always indicates that he had the same name as his father, making him most likely the son of a previous king named Neferkare. It is unknown which one, however, and as the 7th and 8th dynasty kings had very short reigns, it could even have beenPepi II Neferkare.
According to Ryholt's latest reading of the Turin canon, Neferkare VI Pepiseneb reigned at least one year.[1][2] As all kings fromMenkare untilNeferkahor all had very short reigns (all within the year 2181 BC) and Neferkare VI Pepiseneb died around 2171 BC, he must have reigned 10 years (2181-2171 BC).[citation needed]
| Preceded by PossiblyNeferkahor | King of Egypt c. 2181 –c. 2171 BC | Succeeded by PossiblyNeferkamin Anu |
