Merenre Nemtyemsaf I

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NAME	Merenre
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Antyemsaf
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Pharaoh of Egypt
DATE OF BIRTH	{{{Birth}}}
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ancient Egypt
DATE OF DEATH	{{{Death}}}
PLACE OF DEATH	Ancient Egypt

Preceded by:
Pepi I Meryre

Pharaoh of Egypt
6th Dynasty

Succeeded by:
Pepi II Neferkare

Merenre

Antyemsaf

Reign

2283 – 2278 BC?

Praenomen

Nemtyemsaf
Nemty is his protection

Nomen

Merenre
Beloved of Re

Horus name

Hor ankh khaw
Horus, living of apparitions

Nebty name

Nebty Ankh khaw
The two ladies, living of apparitions

Golden Horus

Hor nebwy
Two golden Horuses

Merenre Nemtyemsaf I (reigned 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 year--his 25th Count and proceeds immediately to the reign of Merenre. Merenre shared his father's fascination with Nubia and continued to explore deep into the region. He also began a process of royal consolidation, appointing Weni as the first governor of all of Upper Egypt and expanding the power of several other governors. While he was once assumed to have died at an early age, recent archaeological discoveries discount this theory. Two contemporary objects show that his reign lasted more than a decade. His Year after the 5th Count (Year 10 if biannual) is attested in a quarry inscription from Hatnub Inscription No.6, according to Anthony Spalinger. The South Saqqara Stone – which was created during Pepi II's reign – credits Merenre with a minimum reign of 11 to 13 Years.