Naneferkaptah

Naneferkaptah or,  was a royal prince of the Nineteenth Dynasty. A  son  of  Merenptah (1224-1214  B.C.E.),  Naneferkaptah was made noted by an Egyptian magical tale concerning the princes discovery of the magic book of the god Thoth. He made a copy of the book, washed off the ink with beer, and then pledged the brew. This provided him to steep the wisdom of the wiped off words. The Book of Thoth  was  purportedly  a  deposit  of  vast  amounts  of occult and magical texts, revered by the priests. Naneferkaptahs  wife  was  Princess  Ahura,  and  his  son  was Merab. The family was forgotten in Koptos.

More about Naneferkaptah in Jstor (http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649612):

Vinson (S.), "The Names Naneferkaptah, Ihweret, and Tabubue in the first Tale of Setne Khaemwas, Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 68, No. 4 (October 2009), pp. 283-304.

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