Merikare
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Merikare (also Merykare and Merykara) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 10th Dynasty who lived toward the end of the First Intermediate Period.
Key facts
- Pharaoh.name
- Merikare
- Pharaoh.alt_name
- Merykare, Merykara
- Pharaoh.image
- Egypte louvre 249 palette.jpg
- Pharaoh.caption
- Scribe palette of the chancellor Orkaukhety,bearing the cartouche of Merikare
- Pharaoh.reign
- 21st century BCE
- Pharaoh.dynasty
- 10th Dynasty
- Pharaoh.predecessor
- Wahkare Khety ?
- Pharaoh.successor
- Mentuhotep II (11th Dynasty)
- Pharaoh.prenomen
- Merikaremr.j-k3-rˁBeloved by the ka of Ra
- Pharaoh.prenomen_hiero
- N5:U7-D28
- Pharaoh.nomen
- possibly KhetyḤty
- Pharaoh.father
- Wahkare Khety ?
- Pharaoh.death_date
- approximately 2040 BCE
- Pharaoh.burial
- Pyramid of Merikare
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Stele Anpuemhat Quibell.png
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- date of death
- 2040-01-01
- date of birth
- 2100-01-01
- Commons category
- Merikare
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8 sectionsContents
- Reign
- Biography
- Burial
- Attestations
- Theories
- Hypothesis of an earlier reign
- References
- Further reading
Merikare (also Merykare and Merykara) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 10th Dynasty who lived toward the end of the First Intermediate Period.
Purportedly inspired by the teaching of his father, he embarked on a semi-peaceful coexistence policy with his southern rivals of the 11th Dynasty, focusing on improving the prosperity of his realm centered on Herakleopolis instead of waging an open war with Thebes. His policy was not rewarded, and after his death his kingdom was conquered by the Theban Mentuhotep II, marking the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. The existence of his pyramid has historically been ascertained, although it has not yet been discovered.