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Qakara Ibi in hieroglyphs

The fourteenth pharaoh of the Eighth Dynasty,

Precedessor
Neferkamin Anu

Successor
Neferkaura
Reign of Qakara Ibi
Turin King List2y 1m 1d
Qakara Ibi was buried in a small pyramid at Saqqara which was usurped from a queen of Pepi II. His throne name is present on the Abydos king list, while the Turin Canon hold his birth name, along with a 2 year reign.

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Throne names

Prenomen or throne name

Announced at the coronation and always written in a cartouche. The “official” name of the pharaoh. Also known as the Prenomen.

Throne name
Qa ka Ra
ḳꜢ-kꜢ-rꜤ
The exalted one of the ka of Ra
N5-D115-D28
Jéquier, La pyramide d'Aba, Passim cf. especially 20ff.
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 68-69, 14:T1
Throne name variant
Qa ka Ra*
ḳꜢ-kꜢw-rꜤ
The exalted one of the ka of Ra
N5-A28-D28:Z2
Abydos Canon no. 53

Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 68-69, 14:T2

Birth names

Nomen or birth name

Personal name given at birth. Also known as the Nomen.

Birth name
Ibi
i-b-i
The kid
M17-D58-M17
Jéquier, La pyramide d'Aba, Passim
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 68-69, 14:E1
Birth name variant
Ibi
i-b-i
The kid
M17-D58-E8
Turin King List 5.10
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 68-69, 14:E2
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) IV:10

Bibliography

  • Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 17 (1907): 190
  • Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 68–69
  • Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 46
  • Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 302–303
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