Userkare

Userkare

Userkare (also Woserkare, meaning "Powerful is the soul of Ra") was the second pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, reigning briefly, 1 to 5 years, in the late 24th to early 23rd century BC. Userkare's relation to his predecessor Teti and successor Pepi I is unknown and his reign remains enigmatic. Although he is attested in some historical sources, Userkare is completely absent from the tomb of the Egyptian officials who lived during his reign and usually report the names of the kings whom they served. Furthermore the figures of some high officials of the period have been deliberately chiselled out in their tombs and their titles altered, for instance the word "king" being replaced by that of "desert". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Userkare has received more than 122,079 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Userkare is the 239th most popular nobleman (up from 2,992nd in 2019).

Userkare is most famous for being the Pharaoh during the 5th dynasty. Userkare was the son of King Neferirkare Kakai and Queen Khentkaus II. Userkare is also known for building a pyramid at Saqqara.