Merenre Nemtyemsaf I

Merenre Nemtyemsaf I (2283 - 2278 BC) was the fourth king of the Sixth dynasty of Egypt. His nomen, theophorically referring to Nemty, was formerly read as Antyemsaf, a reading now known to be incorrect.

While Merenre Nemtyemsaf I was once believed to have served as a brief co-regent to his father Pepi I Meryre before ruling in his own right, the publication of the South Saqqara Stone annal document in 1995 by Vassil Dobrev and Michel Baud shows that Merenre directly succeeded his father in power with no interregnum or coregency. The badly damaged document preserves the record of Pepi I's final yearwhich was created during Pepi II's reign--credits Merenre with a minimum reign of 11 to 13 Years.

References

* Anthony Spalinger, Dated Texts of the Old Kingdom, SAK 21, (1994), p.307

External links

* The South Saqqara Stone: Sixth Dynasty Annals