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Neferkauhor c. 2163–2161 BC

Neferkauhor was one of the last kings of the 8th Dynasty and reigned about two years. He is known from royal decrees carved on limestone slabs for the temple of Min at Coptos, most issued on one day of his first year. They honour the vizier Shemay and his wife Nebyet, the king's daughter, and make their son Idy governor of the south. Several of the slabs are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Throne name: Neferkauhor

nfr-kꜣw-ḥr: “The kas of Horus are perfect”

The falcon of Horus is written first out of respect, though it is read last.

Sign by sign

  1. Falcon G5ḥr The god Horus.
  2. Heart and windpipe F35nfr Good, beautiful, perfect.
  3. Raised arms D28kꜣ The ka, a person's life force.
  4. Raised arms D28kꜣ The ka, a person's life force.
  5. Raised arms D28kꜣ The ka, a person's life force.
Now draw this cartouche yourself

Where to see Neferkauhor's name today

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Met's Egyptian galleries let you walk through an Old Kingdom tomb chapel and a whole Roman-era temple, the Temple of Dendur, where the emperor Augustus appears as pharaoh with cartouches. The statues of Hatshepsut from her temple at Deir el-Bahari carry her names in full.

Names of gods (Ra, Amun, Ptah) are written first out of respect, even when they are read later. Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).