Neferkare
/ˌnɛfərˈkɑːri/noun
Neferkare is an ancient Egyptian royal name used by several pharaohs, most famously Pepi II of the Sixth Dynasty.
Did you know?Neferkare was the throne name of Pepi II, traditionally described as Egypt’s longest-reigning monarch, although the extreme length of his reign remains debated by historians.
Etymological Timeline
Old Kingdom, c. 2278–2184 BCE
Ancient Egyptian
Nfr-kꜣ-Rꜥ
“The royal name meaning “Beautiful is the ka of Re”; nfr means beautiful or good, ka means vital essence, and Re is the sun god.”
Sixth Dynasty, c. 2278–2184 BCE
Ancient Egyptian
Nfr-kꜣ-Rꜥ
“Throne name of Pepi II, one of the last major kings of Egypt’s Old Kingdom.”
First Intermediate Period, c. 2181–2055 BCE
Ancient Egyptian
Nfr-kꜣ-Rꜥ
“The name continued in royal titulary and was used by other rulers or claimed rulers after Pepi II.”
Middle Kingdom, c. 2055–1650 BCE
Ancient Egyptian
Nfr-kꜣ-Rꜥ
“The name appears in later Egyptian king lists and historical traditions preserving earlier royal names.”
Modern Egyptology, 19th–21st centuries
Egyptological transliteration
Neferkare
“The conventional scholarly rendering of the ancient Egyptian royal name in Latin-script Egyptological writing.”