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Neferefre
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Also known as Raneferef, Neferefre Isi, Ranefer

Neferefre Isi (; also known as Raneferef, Ranefer and in Greek as , ) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period. He was most likely the eldest son of pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai and queen Khentkaus II. He was known as prince Ranefer before he ascended to the throne.

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Key facts

Pharaoh.Name
Neferefre
Pharaoh.Alt
Raneferef, Neferefra, Noufirre, Noufirefre, Cherês
Pharaoh.Image
Neferefre.jpg
Pharaoh.image_alt
Bust of a pharaoh, holding a mace.
Pharaoh.Caption
Statuette of Neferefre, painted limestone
Pharaoh.HorusHiero
F35-N28-G43
Pharaoh.NebtyHiero
F35-G17
Pharaoh.Predecessor
Neferirkare Kakai (most likely) or Shepseskare
Pharaoh.Successor
Shepseskare (most likely) or Nyuserre Ini
Pharaoh.Dynasty
Fifth Dynasty
Pharaoh.Burial
Pyramid of Neferefre
Pharaoh.Reign
Probably two years or less in the early to mid 25th century BC
Pharaoh.Spouse
likely Khentkaus III
Pharaoh.Mother
Khentkaus II
Pharaoh.children
uncertain, either Menkauhor Kaiu ♂ or Shepseskare ♂Nakhtsare ♂Conjectural: Kakaibaef ♂
Pharaoh.father
Neferirkare Kakai
Pharaoh.monuments
Pyramid Netjeribau RaneferefSun temple Hotep-Re
Pharaoh.death_date
aged 20–23

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • Sources
  • Contemporaneous
  • Historical
  • Family
  • Parents and siblings
  • Consort and children
  • Reign
  • Accession to the throne
  • Reign duration
  • Building activities
  • Pyramid complex
  • Pyramid
  • Mortuary temple
  • Mummy of Neferefre
  • Sun temple
  • Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai
  • Funerary cult
  • Notes, references and sources
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Neferefre Isi (; also known as Raneferef, Ranefer and in Greek as , ) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period. He was most likely the eldest son of pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai and queen Khentkaus II. He was known as prince Ranefer before he ascended to the throne.

Neferefre started a pyramid for himself in the royal necropolis of Abusir called Netjeribau Raneferef, which means "The bas of Neferefre are divine". The pyramid was never finished, with a mason's inscription showing that works on the stone structure were abandoned during or shortly after the king's second year of reign. Together with the sparsity of attestations contemporaneous with his reign, this is taken by Egyptologists as evidence that Neferefre died unexpectedly after two to three years on the throne. Neferefre was nonetheless buried in his pyramid, hastily completed in the form of a mastaba by his second successor and presumably younger brother, pharaoh Nyuserre Ini. Fragments of his mummy were uncovered there, showing that he died in his early twenties.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neferefre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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