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Titulary what's this?
Horus Name unknown
Nebty Name unknown
Golden Horus Name unknown
Praenomen unknown
Nomen Neferkasokar "Beautiful Soul of Sokar"
   
Manetho  
King Lists  
Alternate Names Neferkaseker, Neferkasokar
Dates what's this?
turin canon reigned 8 years 3 months
  2762-2754 BCE
von beckerath 2719-2711 BCE
malek 2682-2674 BCE
dodson 2709-2701 BCE
Succession
Predecessor Neferkare
Successor Hudjefa (according to von Beckerath)
Peribsen (according to others)
Associated People
unknown  
Burial Place
unknown
Monuments
unknown
History

Like Sened and Neferkare before him, Neferkaseker is only mentioned in the king lists from Saqqara (in Aaka's tomb) and the Turin king list, but not in the Abydos list. However, Neferkaseker did enjoy popularity in the Late Period, as shown by his inclusion in these lists.

However, there is other evidence of this king, including cylinder seal impressions and a papyrus fragment (from the second century CE) that seems to show his name. The papyrus describes the building of a temple in the Fayoum area, and it has been interpreted as being a reference to an earlier monument of Neferkaseker's as a model.

Another inscription, with the name Neferkaseker on it was fond in the early 1900s in the artifacts found while clearing out the Unfinished Pyramid in Zawiyet el-Aryan. The pyramid is very obviously does not belong to this pharaoh, and the names cannot be associated with him with any certainly despite the fact they they appear in or near a cartouche.

Like the others, his name in a serekh has never been found. However, no monuments exist with the kings name, and he is at the very best a possible ruler during this time.

Von Beckerath assigns an unknown pharaoh as successor to Neferkaseker -- a pharaoh named Hudjefa who ruled from 2711 -- 2709 according to his reckoning.

 

pharaohs

Hetepsekhemwy
Reneb (Nebre)
Weneg
Ninetjer
Sened
Nubnefer
Neferkare
Neferkaseker
Hudjefa I
Peribsen-Sekhemib
Khasekhemwy