- History -

Neferefre was the first son of Neferirkare and Khentkaus II to come to the throne. He was preceded by the ephemeral king Shepseskare. The Turin King-list is too fragmentary to provide us with the length of Neferefre's reign.

He built a solar-temple named Hetep-Re, which has not yet been discovered, and, at Abusir, started with the building of his own pyramid complex. The complex was left unfinished.

Titulary

• Horus-name

Hr nfr xa.w

Horus, beautiful of apparations

• Nebti-name

nfr m nb.tj

Beautiful with the Two Ladies

• Golden name

bik nbw nfr

The golden falcon is beautiful

• Prenomen

nfr=f ra

Neferefre("He is beautiful, Re")

• Nomen

isi

Isi

• King-lists

nfr xa ra (xa nfr ra)

Neferkhare ("The apparation of Re is beautiful") or Khaneferre ("The beautiful apparition of Re"). This name is very likely a misinterpretation of the prenomen Neferefre.

• Manetho

Africanus: Cherês

Eusebius: Eusebius does not mention this king.