Nubnefer (Unknown—2751)

Fragment show the name of Nubnefer

Pharaoh Nubnefer is a shadowy figure during this unknown part of the second dynasty. His existence, presented by pharaoh's name and royal titles, has only been good in a couple of fragmentise from two places in the galleries deep the Step pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara. They both are incised parts of broken stone vessels and his name has by some scholars been read reverse - Nefernub (picture right).

His Horus-name (within a serek) has not been found and there might be a possibility that his found, so called nswt-bity name, is from another king. Egyptologist Helck made carefully estimations in the 1970s about Nubnefer's place, and came to the conclusion that he reigned close to pharaoh Ninetjer. His time in office appears to have been a very short one, and nothing is mentioned about him after his death, not regular indirectly.

One theory from others is that Nubnefer was the nswt-bity name of king Nebre (the predecessor of Ninejer), due to the fact that this name of his has never been got. The king Khaires from Manetho's list checks the best to Nubnefer only by its place and the following names, but the reign of 17 years is hard to trust unless his remains was deliberately erased by his followers. Kaires can be of another deep king who came to upset on a waterproofings in El-Kab got by English egyptologist Flinders Petrie. (Petrie 'Scarabs and Cylinders' pl. VIII; id. 'History' 7.ed p.26). His name can be read - Kara, (with the related element KA and R to Kaires) and this single piece of stiff is the only proof of his being.