Merenhor
Sign in to saveMerenhor may have been an Eighth Dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. His name is only attested on the Abydos King List (n. 46). Merenhor is absent from the Turin canon as a large lacuna in this document affects most kings of the 7th/8th Dynasty. No contemporary document or building with his name has been found.
Key facts
- Pharaoh.name
- Merenhor
- Pharaoh.Image
- Abydos KL 07-07 n46.jpg
- Pharaoh.Caption
- The cartouche of Merenhor on the Abydos King List
- Pharaoh.prenomen
- MerenhorMr n ḤrBeloved by Horus
- Pharaoh.prenomen_hiero
- G5-U7-D21:n
- Pharaoh.Predecessor
- Possibly Neferkare Khendu
- Pharaoh.Successor
- Possibly Neferkamin
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Egypt
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Family
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- Abydos KL 07-07 n46.jpg
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- date of birth
- 2200-00-00
- date of death
- 2200-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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Merenhor may have been an Eighth Dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. His name is only attested on the Abydos King List (n. 46). Merenhor is absent from the Turin canon as a large lacuna in this document affects most kings of the 7th/8th Dynasty. No contemporary document or building with his name has been found.
==References== VIIth Dynasty 2175 - 2165, Accessed November 9, 2006. Abydos King List, Accessed November 9, 2006.
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