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Ancient Egyptian pharaoh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nubnefer is the birth name of a king (pharaoh) who may have ruled during the 2nd Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. The exact length of his reign is unknown and his chronological position is unclear.
Nubnefer | |||||||||||
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![]() Fragment of black schist presenting Nubnefer's name beside the building "Menti Ankh" (left) | |||||||||||
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Reign | Unknown, Early Dynastic Period | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Uncertain,
Nynetjer (Helck and Wilkinson) | ||||||||||
Successor | Uncertain, Senedj (Kaplony) | ||||||||||
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Dynasty | Second Dynasty |
The name "Nubnefer" appears on two black stone vessel fragments found in the Southern Galleries in the necropolis of king Djoser (3rd Dynasty) at Sakkara, mentioning a building called "Menti-Ankh" ("Life may endure"), which was founded during the reign of king Nynetjer. Therefore, Egyptologists such as Peter Kaplony, Jochem Kahl and Francesco 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 as Battiscombe Gunn and Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards believe that the name "Nubnefer" could be the birth name of king Raneb. In contrast egyptologists such as Wolfgang Helck and Toby Wilkinson think that Nubnefer was the immediate successor of Nynetjer. Peter Kaplony identifies Nubnefer as a king who have ruled between the kings Wadjenes and Senedj.[1][3][4][5]
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