Nepherites I

Nepherites I
Nepherites I
Nefaarud I, Nayfaurud I
	Statue claimed to be the Sphinx of pharaoh Nepherites I, found in 1513 and purchased in 1808 in Italy. Louvre museum, A 26
Pharaoh
Reign	399–393 BC
Predecessor	Amyrtaeus
Successor	Hakor
Horus name
Horus name
	Aa-ib; Of Great Mind
Golden Horus
	Setep-netjeru; Chosen by the gods
Prenomen (Praenomen)
	Ba-en-re Mery-netjeru; Soul of Re, Beloved of the Gods
Nomen
	Nef-aa-rud; The Great Ones prosper
	;
Children	Hakor
Died	393 BC
Burial	Mendes?
Dynasty	29th Dynasty

Nefaarud I or Nayfaurud I, better known with his hellenised name Nepherites I, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the founder of the 29th Dynasty in 399 BC.

^ Sphinx of Nepherites I - A 26
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Clayton, Peter A. Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. p.203 Thames & Hudson. 2006. ISBN 0-500-28628-0
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