Nebka
Sign in to saveNebka (meaning "Lord of the ka") is the throne name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Third Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period, in the 27th century BCE. He is thought to be identical with the Hellenized name Νεχέρωχις (Necherôchis or Necherôphes) recorded by the Egyptian priest Manetho of the much later Ptolemaic period.
Person
- Born
- 2500-00-00
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Key facts
- Pharaoh.name
- Nebka
- Pharaoh.alt_name
- Necherôchis, Necherôphes, likely identical with Sanakht
- Pharaoh.image
- Abydos KL 03-01 n15.jpg
- Pharaoh.caption
- Cartouche name of Nebka on the Abydos King List
- Pharaoh.reign
- duration uncertain in the 27th century BCE, possibly six years if identical with Sanakht, 19 years according to the Turin Canon, 28 years following Africanus' epithome of the Aegytiaca.
- Pharaoh.dynasty
- Third Dynasty
- Pharaoh.predecessor
- Sekhemkhet (most likely), Khaba or Khasekhemwy (less likely)
- Pharaoh.successor
- Khaba (most likely), Huni or Djoser (less likely)
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Key dates
- Born
- 2500 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- pharaoh
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Nebka (meaning "Lord of the ka") is the throne name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Third Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period, in the 27th century BCE. He is thought to be identical with the Hellenized name Νεχέρωχις (Necherôchis or Necherôphes) recorded by the Egyptian priest Manetho of the much later Ptolemaic period.
Nebka's name is otherwise recorded from the near contemporaneous tomb of a priest of his cult as well as in a possible cartouche from Beit Khallaf, later New Kingdom king lists and in a story of the Westcar Papyrus. If the Beit Khallaf seal impression is indeed a cartouche of Nebka, then he is the earliest king to have thus recorded his throne name, otherwise this innovation can be ascribed to Huni.