Hudjefa II in hieroglyphs

The fourth pharaoh of the Third Dynasty,

The Horus name for this pharaoh is unknown, and likely we will never know for certain. The name Hudjefa appears in the Turin king list, while the Abydos king list has Sedjes. Both names are synonyms for "omitted or erased," and was used when the original name was unreadable or lost to the scribe compiling the list. They are placed after Sekhemkhet, and the three lists only give four or five names of rulers of the third dynasty. According to Africanus, Manetho named nine kings, while Eusebius only name three out of a purported eight. It is an unsurmountable problem to connect these nine kings with the arcaeological record, especially a nameless one.

Precedessor
Sekhemkhet

Successor
Mesochris

Reign of Hudjefa II

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
Hudjefa
ḥwḏfꜢ
Missing
//-G41:G37-G7
"Missing" indicates that there was a gap in the Ramesside records.
Turin King List 4.7
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 48-49, 4:2
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) III:7
Throne name variant
Sedjes*
sḏs
It is broken
z:D-s
Abydos Canon no. 18
"Broken" indicates that there was a gap in the Ramesside records.
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 48-49, 4:1

Bibliography

  • Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 17 (1907): 57
  • Beckerath, J. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49 (1999) : 48–49
  • Leprohon, R. J. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013): 33–34
  • Baker. D. D. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I (London, 2008): 127–128
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