Nynetjer

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Nynetjer was an early Egyptian pharaoh of the Second Dynasty, known from archaeological and inscriptional evidence as a ruler during the formative period of the ancient Egyptian state.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Nynetjer canonical 10
Netjerkare 1
Nynetjeru 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Egypt
Second Dynasty pharaoh
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
associatedSite Abydos
Saqqara
linked to: Saqqara necropolis
associatedWithDeity Horus
attestedIn Abydos king list
linked to: Abydos King List

Royal annals of the Old Kingdom (Palermo Stone fragments)
Saqqara king list
contemporary seal impressions
rock inscriptions in Sinai (possible)
burialPlace Abydos (possible)
linked to: Abydos

Saqqara (probable)
linked to: Saqqara necropolis
capital Memphis (probable)
linked to: Memphis
chronologicalStatus exact dates uncertain
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
dynasty Second Dynasty of Egypt
era 3rd millennium BCE
father Weneg-Nebty (possible)
linked to: Weneg-Nebty
governmentForm absolute monarchy
hasEvidenceType archaeological evidence
inscriptional evidence
hasTitle Horus king
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
knownFor being one of the best-attested kings of the Second Dynasty
numerous seal impressions from Saqqara
possible administrative reforms
ruling during the formative period of the ancient Egyptian state
language Egyptian language
nameVariant Ninetjer
Nynetjeru
linked to: Nynetjer
notableArtifactType seal impressions bearing his name
stone vessel inscriptions with his name
partOf Early Dynastic kingship of Egypt
period Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
possibleEvent division of royal authority between different rulers after his reign (hypothesized)
praenomen Nynetjer
predecessor Weneg-Nebty
reignEnd circa 2760 BCE (approximate)
reignStart circa 2850 BCE (approximate)
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalTitle nbt(y) (Two Ladies name, reconstructed)
nsw-bity (King of Upper and Lower Egypt)
successor Sekhemib-Perenmaat (possible)
linked to: Sekhemib-Perenmaat

Senedj (possible)
linked to: Senedj

Weneg-Nebty’s successor Peribsen (possible)
throneName Nynetjer

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peribsen predecessor Nynetjer
Netjerkare Siptah throneName Netjerkare
linked to: Nynetjer
Nynetjer praenomen Nynetjer
Nynetjer throneName Nynetjer
Nynetjer nameVariant Nynetjeru
linked to: Nynetjer
Raneb successor Nynetjer
Raneb succeededBy Nynetjer
Senedj predecessor Nynetjer
Khasekhemwy predecessor Nynetjer
subject linked to: Kha-sekhemui