| Neferkare VII | |
|---|---|
| Neferkare VII, Kaneferre(?) | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | c. 2140 BC |
| Successor | Khety II |
| Dynasty | 9th Dynasty |
Neferkare VII (fl. c. 2140 BC) was the thirdking of theNinth Dynasty ofancient Egypt during theFirst Intermediate Period, according to theTurin King List where his name, Neferkare, is inscribed in the register 4.20.[1][2][3]
Neferkare is not included on theAbydos King List or theSaqqara King List, nor can the existence of his reign be positively confirmed through archaeological finds.[3]
Theprenomen "Neferkare" suggests he considered himself a legitimate successor ofPepi II Neferkare of theSixth Dynasty, much like the many namesakeMemphite kings of theEighth Dynasty. In some literature he is called "Neferkare VII" because he likely was the seventh king to bear this name, although many of his predecessors are now called by a combination of their prenomen andnomen (for example,Neferkare Neby, orNeferkare Pepiseneb).
This otherwise unattested ruler ofHerakleopolis Magna has been controversially identified by various scholars with a king namedKa-nefer-re, who is mentioned in an obscure and isolated tomb inscription ofAnkhtifi, the pro-Herakleopolitenomarch ofHieraconpolis and prince ofEl-Mo'alla, about 30 km (19 mi) south ofThebes.[3]
If Neferkare and Kaneferre were the same king, his authority is sometimes presumed from Ankhtifi's inscription to have extended at least overElephantine,Edfu and Hieraconpolis, the capitals of the first threenomoi ofUpper Egypt. However, the inscription in question simply states "Horus brings/brought (or may Horus bring) a (good) inundation for his son Ka-nefer-Re." Uncertainty about the verb tense in the inscription has led to disagreement among various scholars as to whether this named king would have ruled in Ankhtifi's youth, or at the time of the events he describes, or indeed if it were not a king before Ankhtifi's time, who had ruled toward the end of the Old Kingdom from Memphis.[3]
Neferkare’s name appears in the "Abydos King List," a chronological list of kings compiled during the New Kingdom. However, the details about his reign, including its length and achievements, remain elusive, primarily because this period's records are scarce and often fragmented.[4][2]
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