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Neferkasokar (Ancient Egyptian ''Nefer-Ka-Seker''; which means “beautiful soul of Sokar” or “the soul of Sokar is complete”) is the name of an Ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) who may have ruled in Egypt during the 2nd dynasty. Very little is known about him, since no contemporary records about him have been found. Rather his name has been found in later sources.〔Thomas Schneider: ''Lexikon der Pharaonen''. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3, page 175.〕 == Name sources == Neferkasokar appears in the Saqqara king list from the tomb of the high priest Tjuneroy, where he is recorded as succeeding king Neferkare I and proceeds king Hudjefa I in the ninth cartouche.〔Jan Assmann, Elke Blumenthal, Georges Posener: ''Literatur und Politik im pharaonischen und ptolemäischen Ägypten''. Institut français d'archéologie orientale, Paris/Kairo 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0251-4, page 277.〕 He also appears in the Royal Canon of Turin as the successor of a king ''Neferka'' and as the predecessor of king Hudjefa I. His cartouche can be found in column III, line 1. The Turin papyrus records him having a reign of 8 years and 3 months.〔Alan H. Gardiner: ''The Royal Canon of Turin''. Griffith Institute of Oxford, Oxford (UK) 1997, ISBN 0-900416-48-3; page 15 & Table I.〕 Furthermore Neferkasokar's name appears on a steatite cylinder seal of unknown provenance. The inscription bears the king's name twice within royal cartouches. Interestingly, the first cartouche shows the name of the god Sokar on top, whilst the second cartouche places the syllable ''Neferka'' above the god's name. A guiding inscription says ''Meri-netjeru'', which means "beloved one of the gods". This titulary was common from the Middle Kingdom onwards, thus the cylinder seal is not likely to originate from the 2nd dynasty. Most Egyptologists date the object to the 13th dynasty. Some Egyptologists also question the authenticity of the seal.〔Jürgen von Beckerath: ''Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen''. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München-Berlin 1984, ISBN 3-422-00832-2; page 29.〕 Neferkasokar also plays an important role in a papyrus originating from Middle Kingdom. The text was translated around 237 BC into demotic language and is preserved in papyrus ''pWien D6319''. The papyrus gives instructions on how to build temples and how the temple priests should perform their tasks. The papyrus also includes a story that royal scribes under the supervision of prince Djedefhor had discovered an old document in a forgotten chamber which was sealed by king Neferkasokar. The discovered papyrus contained a report of a famine that affected Egypt for seven years and king Neferkasokar was instructed by a celestial oracle through a dream to restore all Egyptian temples. When the king finished his mission successfully, the Nile started flowing normally again. As a result, Neferkasokar issues a decree which is rediscovered by prince Djedefhor.〔Martin A. Stadler: ''Weiser und Wesir: Studien zu Vorkommen, Rolle und Wesen des Gottes Thot im ägyptischen Totenbuch.'' Mohr Siebeck, 2009, ISBN 3-16-149854-2; page 84 & 85.〕 Egyptologist and linguist Joachim Friedrich Quack later gave this treatise the name “Book of the Temple”.〔(Joachim Friedrich Quack: ''Ein ägyptisches Handbuch des Tempels und seine griechische Übersetzung'' ). Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 119, 1997, S. 297–300.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neferkasokar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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