Userkare

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Userkare was a short-reigning pharaoh of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, known primarily from sparse archaeological and textual evidence that leaves many details of his rule uncertain.

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Userkare canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
person
ruler
associatedWith political instability in late Old Kingdom (hypothetical)
attestedIn inscriptions
king lists
seal impressions
burialPlace unknown
capital Memphis
surface form: Memphis (probable)
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
culture ancient Egyptian culture
documentationLevel very limited
dynasty Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
era 3rd millennium BCE
historicalReputation obscure ruler
historicalStatus historicity generally accepted but details unclear
knownFrom sparse archaeological evidence
sparse textual evidence
nameLanguage ancient Egyptian
nameMeaningCertainty uncertain
occupation pharaoh
period Old Kingdom of Egypt
positionHeld King of Upper and Lower Egypt
predecessor Teti
pyramid unidentified or uncertain
reignCertainty uncertain chronology
reignDuration short reign
reignStatus poorly documented
religion ancient Egyptian religion
scholarlyDebate chronological position and legitimacy debated
sourceType archaeological evidence
epigraphic evidence
successor Pepi I Meryre
successorRelationCertainty uncertain sequence between Teti and Pepi I
title Horus
surface form: Horus-king (probable)

Nesu-bit (King of Upper and Lower Egypt)

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Teti successor Userkare
Teti successorContested Userkare
House of Teti hasMonarch Userkare