Merenre Nemtyemsaf II
| Merenre Nemtyemsaf II | |
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| Antyemsaf | |
| Pharaoh of Egypt | |
| Reign | 2184 BC–?, 6th Dynasty |
| Predecessor | Pepi II Neferkare |
| Successor | unknown |
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| Father | Pepi II Neferkare |
| Mother | Neith[2] |
Merenre Nemtyemsaf II was briefly Pharaoh of Egypt, likely succeeding his long-lived father Pepi II Neferkare. The Turin King List says that Merenre reigned for only a year, after succeeding his father Pepi II. His name is also mentioned on a stela that was discovered near the site of the pyramid of Neith, perhaps his mother.[3] His nomen was formerly read as Antyemsaf, a reading now known to be incorrect.[citation needed]
It was long thought that he was succeeded by Nitocris, who was thought to be his sister/wife. It is now generally recognized that the name "Nitocris" was conflated with that of a male pharaoh named Neitiqerty Siptah instead.[4]
According to Herodotus (Histories ii), he was murdered in a plot and later revenged by his sister Nitocris.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Peter Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson. 2006. p.100
- ^ Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. ISBN 0-500-05128-3 p.73
- ^ Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. ISBN 0-500-05128-3 p.73
- ^ Ryholt, Kim. "The Late Old Kingdom in the Turin King-list and the Identity of Nitocris", Zeitschrift für ägyptische, 127, 2000. p.91
