Netrikare
| Praenomen | Nexcerikare, "The Soul of Re is Divine" |
| Abydos kinglist | Nexcerikare |
| Alternate names | Netsherkare, Netjerikare, Netjerkare, Ketcherkare |
Menkare
| May be a misinterprentation of the name Wadjkare, from later in the dynasty. | |
| praenomen | Meferkare "Beautiful is the Soul of Re" |
| Nomen | Menkare |
| Neferkare II ("Beautiful is the Ka of Re". He is known only from the Abydos List, and the listing may be a reference to a better known king, since the name is very common. |
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Neferkare III
| Neferkare Nebi ("the Protector") was probably a son of Pepi II. He is listed in Abydos, and mentioned in the tomb of his mother, Queen Ankhnespepi II, although no remains have been found. | |
| Praenomen | Neferkare “The Ka of Re is beautiful” |
| Nomen | Nebi, Nefekare Nebi “The Protector” |
Djedkare II
| Djedkare Shemu ("Permanent is the Ka of Re"). His birth name, Shemu or Shemai (meaning "Nomad") is shown as a man with a stick over his shoulder. No remains confirm this pharaoh. | |
| Praenomen | Djedkare Shema “The Ka of Re is stable Shema” |
| Nomen | Shema, “Nomad” |
Neferkare IV
| Neferkare Khendu ("striding") is known only from the Abydos list. | |
| Praenomen | Neferkare “The Ka of Re is beautiful ” |
| Nomen | Khendu "Striding" |
Merenhor
| Merenhor is included in the Abydos list (cartouche 46). He doesn't have the solar god Re i his name. | |
| Praenomen | Merenhor, "Beloved of Horus" |
Nikare
| Nakre is included in the Abydos list (cartouche 48), but he is not known from anywhere else. | |
| Praenomen | Nikare “The one who belongs to the Ka of Re” |
Neferkare V
| Neferkare Tereru is included in the Abydos list (cartouche 49). His personal name - Tereru, or possibly Tererl may mean "Repsected by...". | |
| Praenomen | Neferkare “The Ka of Re is beautiful" |
| Nomen | Tereru "Respected by..." |
Neferkahor
| Neferkahor ruled in the break between the seventh and eighth dynasties, and turned his attention away from Re, the sun god, to the old falcon god, Horus. His name, "The Ka of Horus is Beautiful" references Horus, the older god who represented the pharaoh up to the Fourth Dynasty. A few kings in this period broke the tradition of using "Son of Re" in their names. | |
| Praenomen | Neferkahor “The Ka of Horus is beautiful” |
| Kinglists | Neferkahor |
Wadjkare
Wadjkare ("Prosperous is the Soul of Re") has written remains outside of the king lists, including a decree that lists his throne name. His birth name may be Demedjibtawy, leading some to believe that he is actually a pharaoh from the ninth dynasty. He was probably located in Memphis. |
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Neferkaure
| piccione | 2220--2216 BCE |
| Praenomen | Neferkawre “Te Kas of Re are beautiful |
Imhotep
| This may be the king Neferkaure (above), based on graffitti in Wadi Hammamat. | |
Neferkauhor Kapuibi (Iti)
| Horus Name | Netjeribau |
| piccione | 2216--2214 BCE |
| This pharaoh is attested to in both the Abydos and Turin lists. He built a small pyramid in South Saqqara, which is of modest size and now cimppletely ruined. The whole complex appears to be sort of "off" -- it isn't aligned witht he cardinal directions, like the complexes of the fifth and sixth dynasties There was a tiny offering chapel, but the whole structure seems to be a bad copy of earlier monuments. | |
Neferirkare II
| Horus Name Demedjibtawy | |
| piccione | 2214--2213 BCE |
| Praenomen | Neferirkare “What the Ka of Re does is beautiful” |
pharaohs
Netrikare
Mankare
Neferkare II
Neferkare III
Djedkare II
Neferkare IV
Merenhor
Menkamin I
Nikare
Neferkare V
Neferkahor
Neferkare VI
Neferkamin II
Wadjkare
Sekhemkare
Isu
Iytenu
Ibi I
Neferkaure
Imhotep
Neferkauhore Kapuibi
Neferirkare II