Sechemkare

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Sechemkare , also Sechem-ka-Re , was the throne name of an ancient Egyptian king ( Pharaoh ) of the 8th Dynasty ( First Intermediate Period ). The reading of his name is uncertain: it can be Sechem-ka-Re or Ankh-ka-Re. King Sechemkare is mentioned in a letter from Elephantine . According to Silke Roth , he could be identical to King Nemtiemsaef II from the 6th dynasty , as a relief fragment was found in the mortuary temple of the pyramid by his mother Neith, which could be read as the throne name Anchkare .

literature

Darrell D. Baker: The Encyclopedia of the Egyptian Pharaohs. Volume I: Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty (3300-1069 BC). Bannerstone Press, Oakville 2008, ISBN 978-0977409440 , pp. 365-366.
Jürgen von Beckerath : Handbook of the Egyptian king names. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1984, ISBN 3-422-00832-2 , p. 59 with note 8, p. 188.
Jürgen von Beckerath : Chronology of the pharaonic Egypt. von Zabern, Mainz 1994, ISBN 3-8053-2310-7 , p. 151.
Hratch Papazian : The State of Egypt in the Eighth Dynasty. In: Peter Der Manuelian , Thomas Schneider (Eds.): Towards a New History for the Egyptian Old Kingdom. Perspectives on the Pyramid Age (= Harvard Egyptological Studies. Volume 1). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2015, ISBN 978-90-04-30188-7 , pp. 393-428.
Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , pp. 258-259.

Remarks

↑ Papyrus Berlin 10523
↑ Silke Roth: The royal mothers of ancient Egypt from the early days to the end of the 12th dynasty. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7 , p. 157, fig. 80.

predecessor	Office	successor
unsure	Pharaoh of Egypt 8th Dynasty	unsure

personal data
SURNAME	Sechemkare
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sechem-ka-Re
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian king of the 8th dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	23rd century BC BC or 22nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	23rd century BC BC or 22nd century BC Chr.

[1] Papyrus Berlin 10523

[2] Silke Roth: The royal mothers of ancient Egypt from the early days to the end of the 12th dynasty. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7 , p. 157, fig. 80.