Ninetjer
Ba-Ninetjer, Binothris
Pharaoh of Egypt
Reign	40 years, according to Palermo Stone,  2nd Dynasty
Predecessor	Raneb
Successor	Seth-Peribsen or Wneg
Royal titulary Horus name: Nynetjer Godlike

Nynetjer or Ninetjer was the third king of the Second dynasty of Egypt. His name translates as "Godlike" in English.¹ Ninetjer is mentioned on the Palermo Stone and is known from mud sealings found in an underground gallery at Saqqara which may have also been his tomb. There are numerous objects from his reign which is believed to have been fairly long and prosperous.

This impression was confirmed by Toby Wilkinson's analysis of the Palermo Stone and Cairo Fragment One (CF1), concluding that these documents assigns Ninetjer a reign of "40 complete or partial years."² He further notes that Palermo Stone Register IV preserves Years 6-21 of Ninetjer while Cairo Fragment One records the last years and the end of this king's reign.³

Footnotes

1. ^ Peter Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2006 paperback, p.26 ISBN 0-500-28628-0
2. ^ Toby A. H. Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt, p.79 Routledge, London/New York 1999, ISBN 0-415-18633-1
3. ^ Toby Wilkinson, Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt: The Palermo Stone and Its Associated Fragments, p.258 Kegan Paul International, 2000

See also

• List of Pharaohs

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