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The
existence of this dynasty is questioned by a lot of
scholars. Manetho, to stress the extreme anarchy,
described that time as a period of 70 rulers reigning 70
days. However, a fact of distinguishing 30 dynasties in
ancient Egyptian chronology, artificial in a sense,
requires to be preserved. Thus omitting the Dynasty VII,
as well as combining it with the Dynasty VIII, as it is
a case in numerous registers, would be a mistake,
especially that names of the then rulers, usually
written in royal cartouches, are well known to us.
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Neterkare &
Menkare
(Godlike Ka, Re)
(Enduring Ka, Re)
These
two kings are the first to be named at the Abydos
list after the break down of dynasty 6. Manetho says
that Nitokris (last of dynasty six) built the "third
pyramid" probably meaning at Giza confused by
Menkaure of the fourth dynasty. It's possible that
Nitokris' throne name was Men-ka-re. No physical
evidence has been found of Neter-ka-re and the
duration of his reign is not known.
Neferkare II & Neferkare III Nebi
(Beautiful Is Ka of Re)
(Beautiful Is Ka of Re ;
The Protector)
NEFERKARE II ("Beautiful is the Ka (soul) of Re") is
from the Abydos list solely. The common name might
be an entry for another better-known ruler. No
remains from him have been found. Neferkare NEBI
("The protector") was a son of King Pepi II. He is
present in the Abydos list and twice mentioned in
the tomb of his mother - queen Ankhesenpepi II. No
remains from him have been found.
Djedkare Shemu &
(The Soul [Ka]
Of Re Endureth ; The
Nomad)
Neferkare IV Khendu
(Beutiful
Is Ka Of
Re ; Striding)
from
the Abydos only comes Djedkare SHEMU ("Permanent is
Ka (soul) of Re) and his birth name Shemu (or
Shemai) possibly "nomad", shown by the hieroglyph of
a man with a stick over his shoulder. No remains
have been found that have confirmed this pharaoh.
Neferkare KHENDU ("striding") is known only from the
Abydos list. No remains from his reign have been
found.
Merenhor &
Sneferka
 
(Horus Loves
Him)
(Beautiful is Ka of
Min)
Merenhor is in cartouche forty-six on the wall in
Abydos and doesn't have solar god Re in his throne
name. His name (from bottom): water waves, a mouth,
a hoe and the old falcon god Hor (Horus). SNEFERKA
comes only from the Abydos list cartouche number 47.
His name doesn't contain a god and can possibly be
read: The beautiful Ka (soul). No remains have been
found from these kings.
Nekare &
Neferka Tereru
(Re
Who Belongs
To Ka) (Beautiful
Is Ka Of
Re ; Respected By...)
Abydos list number forty-eight notes NEKARE. He's
not known from elesewhere and no remains have been
found from him. Neferka TERERU is in position number
forty-nine from the Abydos list. His personal name
TERERU (or possibly Tererl), are the four
hieroglyphs starting at the bottom and the meaning
is possibly: "Respected by". No remains from these
two kings have been found so far.
Neferkahor
(Beautiful
Is Ka Of
Horus)
His
throne name
nfr-kA-Hr
(Beautiful
Is Ka of Horus),
is known to us solely from Table of Abydos and
cylindrical seal.
This king
ruled in the break between the seventh and eighth
dynasty and he obviously praised the old falcon god
Hor(us).
The parts tell that "the Ka (soul) of Horus is
beautiful" instead of solar god Re. Horus from the
Upper Egypt was the older of the two and represented
pharaoh himself but since dynasty four Re (as a sun
disk) had been within the cartouches marking the
king's title as "Son of Re". Neferkahor and a few
other rulers of this period temporarily broke this
tradition. No remains of his have been found.
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