Neferkahor was an
ancient Egyptian
pharaoh
Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: '' pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the ...
of the
Eighth Dynasty during the
First Intermediate Period.
[Darrell D. Baker: The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I - Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, Stacey International, , 2008, p. 261-262] According to Egyptologists
Jürgen von Beckerath
Jürgen von Beckerath (19 February 1920, Hanover – 26 June 2016, Schlehdorf) was a German Egyptologist. He was a prolific writer who published countless articles in journals such as '' Orientalia'', ''Göttinger Miszellen'' (GM), '' Journal of ...
and Darrell Baker, he was the eleventh king of this dynasty.
His name is attested on the
Abydos King List (number 50) and on a black
steatite
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cylinder seal
A cylinder seal is a small round cylinder, typically about one inch (2 to 3 cm) in length, engraved with written characters or figurative scenes or both, used in ancient times to roll an impression onto a two-dimensional surface, generally ...
of unknown provenance.
[ Peter Kaplony, ''Die Rollsiegel des Alten Reichs.'' vol. II: ''Katalog der Rollsiegel.'' pl. 144.] His name is absent from the
Turin King List The Turin King List, also known as the Turin Royal Canon, is an ancient Egyptian hieratic papyrus thought to date from the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II, now in the Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum) in Turin. The papyrus is the most extensive list a ...
, a
lacuna
Lacuna (plural lacunas or lacunae) may refer to:
Related to the meaning "gap"
* Lacuna (manuscripts), a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or musical work
** Great Lacuna, a lacuna of eight leaves where there was heroic Old Norse p ...
affecting the 7th/8th dynasty where his name would have been listed.
References
External links
First Intermediate Period on Digital Egypt for Universities Accessed April 19, 2014
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22nd-century BC Pharaohs
Pharaohs of the Eighth Dynasty of Egypt