| Nubnefer | |
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 Fragment of black schist presenting Nubnefer's name beside the building "Menti Ankh" (left) | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | Unknown,Early Dynastic Period |
| Predecessor | Uncertain, Nynetjer (Helck and Wilkinson) |
| Successor | Uncertain, Senedj (Kaplony) |
| Dynasty | Second Dynasty |
Nubnefer is the birth name of a king (pharaoh) who may have ruled during the2nd Dynasty ofAncient Egypt. The exact length of his reign is unknown and his chronological position is unclear.
The name "Nubnefer" appears on two blackstone vessel fragments found in the Southern Galleries in thenecropolis of kingDjoser (3rd Dynasty) atSakkara, mentioning a building called "Menti-Ankh" ("Life may endure"), which was founded during the reign of kingNynetjer. Therefore, Egyptologists such asPeter Kaplony,Jochem Kahl andFrancesco Tiradritti believe that Nubnefer's reign should be chronologically set close to that of Nynetjer. Nubnefer's name does not appear in any further contemporary or posthumous document.[1][2]
Egyptologists such asBattiscombe Gunn andIorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards believe that the name "Nubnefer" could be the birth name of kingRaneb. In contrast egyptologists such asWolfgang Helck andToby Wilkinson think that Nubnefer was the immediate successor of Nynetjer.Peter Kaplony identifies Nubnefer as a king who have ruled between the kingsWadjenes andSenedj.[1][3][4][5]
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