Neferirkare

Neferirkare (actually Nefer -iri -ka- Re, also Neferir -ka- Re or Neferirkare II ) was an ancient Egyptian King (Pharaoh) of the 8th Dynasty ( First Intermediate Period ).

Rule

The name of the king appears in the list of kings in the Seti I Temple in Abydos, (No. 56), throne name.

After Hayes and Gomaa he is the king of Koptos - decree, which is addressed to the son of the vizier Schemai and Idi, see also Neferkauhor Chuiuihapi.

Also Wadjkare probably belongs in the 8th Dynasty, as well as a king with a throne name or Sechemkare Anchkare. Furthermore, the following names are on finds yet emerged, which may be the birth names of other kings of the 8th Dynasty:

Iti Imhotep, Hetep, Chabau, Chui, Isu and Iytenu.