Nykara

Nykara

Nykara

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Not to be confused with Nikare.

Nykara (Ni-ka-re) was an ancient Egyptian official of the Fifth Dynasty. His highest positions were that of an overseer of the double granaries and overseer of the granary of the residence. He was also priest at the sun-temple of king Niuserre. Nykara is known from a number of monuments all coming from his tomb at Saqqara. Its exact position is unknown.[3]

False Door of Nykara, 2408–2341 BC. Limestone. The Cleveland Museum of Art.[4]
Seated Statue of Nykara, 2408–2377 BC. Red granite and pigment. The Cleveland Museum of Art.[1]
Statue of Nykara and his Family, Brooklyn Museum[2]

A painted limestone statue of Nykara and his family at the Brooklyn Museum (acc. no. 49.215) features him seated between his wife, Khuen-nub, and young son, Ankh-ma-re, clenching his right fist.[2][5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Seated Statue of Nykara". Cleveland Museum of Art. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. [2]
    Statue of Nykara and his Family, Brooklyn Museum.
  3. [3]
    Strudwick 1985, p. 107-108.
  4. [4]
    "False Door of Nykara". Cleveland Museum of Art. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. [5]
    Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). 1999. pp. 370–375. ISBN 0870999079.

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