Merykare

Merykare
(reigned c. 2050 BC)
   Throne name of a ruler of Dynasty 9 or 10 who ruled from Herakleopolis during the First Intermediate Period. He is known as the recipient of advice in a text of wisdom literature where the name of the author is missing but was presumably a King Khety. The personal name and fate of King Merykare are unknown.
Historical Dictionary Of Ancient Egypt by Morris L. Bierbrier

Ancient Egypt. A Reference Guide. . 2011.

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