| Merenre Nemtyemsaf II | |
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| Antyemsaf | |
| Pharaoh of Egypt | |
| Reign | 2184 BC–?, 6th Dynasty |
| Predecessor | Pepi II Neferkare |
| Successor | unknown |
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| Father | Pepi II Neferkare |
| Mother | Neith[2] |
Merenre Nemtyemsaf II was briefly Pharaoh of Egypt, likely succeeding his long-lived father Pepi II Neferkare. The Turin King List says that Merenre reigned for only a year, after succeeding his father Pepi II. His name is also mentioned on a stela that was discovered near the site of the pyramid of Neith, perhaps his mother.[3] His nomen was formerly read as Antyemsaf, a reading now known to be incorrect.
It was long thought that he was succeeded by Nitocris, who was thought to be his sister/wife. It is now generally recognized that the name "Nitocris" was conflated with that of a male pharaoh named Neitiqerty Siptah instead.[4]
According to Herodotus (Histories ii), he was murdered in a plot and later revenged by his sister Nitocris.