Merikare [SEP] position held
Merikare
Merikare (also Merykare and Merykara) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 10th Dynasty who lived toward the end of the First Intermediate Period. His name cannot be recognized in the Turin King List. The dates of his reign are uncertain and debated among scholars.
Reign.
According to many scholars, he ruled at the end of the 10th Dynasty in his middle-age, following a long reign by his father. The identity of his predecessor (the so-called "Khety III" who
funerary cult of Teti and Merikare during the Middle Kingdom. They include Gemniemhat who also held other important positions.
Reign Attestations.
Merikare is the most attested among the Herakleopolite rulers. His name appears on:
- the "Teaching for King Merikare";
- a wooden scribe palette belonging to the chancellor Orkaukhety, found in a tomb near Asyut (along with a brazier dedicated to Meryibre Khety) and now at the Louvre;
- the inscriptions from the tomb of the nomarch Khety II, in Asyut;