Bikheris
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Bikheris is a shadowy and little-known ancient Egyptian pharaoh, possibly a short-reigning ruler of the 4th Dynasty whose identity and name reading remain debated among Egyptologists.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
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historical figure of uncertain identity ⓘ |
| attestationStatus | poorly attested ⓘ |
| attestedAs | Βιχερις (Bikheris) in Greek sources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Manetho’s king list (Greek tradition)
NERFINISHED
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later classical sources ⓘ |
| burialPlaceStatus | unknown ⓘ |
| capitalAssociation | Memphis (probable, as 4th Dynasty capital) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
possibly legendary or semi-legendary king
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shadowy ruler ⓘ |
| certaintyLevel | low historical certainty ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacementStatus | approximate and uncertain ⓘ |
| culturalContext | royal ideology of the Old Kingdom ⓘ |
| dynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherHypothesis |
possibly son of Djedefre
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possibly son of Khufu ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicityStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| identityStatus | debated among Egyptologists ⓘ |
| languageContext | Egyptian name preserved in Greek transcription ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | secondary king lists derived from Manetho ⓘ |
| modernDiscipline | studied in Egyptology ⓘ |
| nameReadingStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Ba-ka
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Baefra NERFINISHED ⓘ Bicheris NERFINISHED ⓘ Biuris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEvidenceStatus |
no securely identified contemporary monuments
GENERATED
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no securely identified royal titulary GENERATED ⓘ |
| pyramidAttributionStatus | no securely attributed pyramid ⓘ |
| reignLengthStatus |
possibly very short
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unknown ⓘ |
| reignStatus | short-reigning ⓘ |
| researchStatus | subject of ongoing Egyptological debate ⓘ |
| role | king of Upper and Lower Egypt (if historical) ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterpretation |
sometimes considered a misreading or duplication of another 4th Dynasty king
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sometimes equated with Baefra ⓘ sometimes equated with prince Ba-Ka ⓘ |
| sourceType | known mainly from later textual tradition ⓘ |
| successionContext |
possibly reigned between Djedefre and Khafre
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sometimes placed after Khafre in some reconstructions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.