Nykara
Sign in to saveleft|thumb|Seated Statue of Nykara, 2408–2377 BC. Red granite and pigment. The Cleveland Museum of Art. thumb|Statue of Nykara and his Family, Brooklyn Museum 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. thumb|False Door of Nykara, 2408–2341 BC. Limestone. The Cleveland Museum of Art.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Nykara is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Ancient Egypt, International Standard Book Number and limestone.
It sits within the topics 3rd-millennium BC births, 3rd-millennium BC deaths and Ancient Egyptian officials.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 113
- Total plays
- 784
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nykara">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Nykara
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Image
- Egypt, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, reign of Niuserra or later, 2408-2377 BC - Seated Statue of Nykara - 1964.90 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
Show 2 more facts
- time period
- Ancient Egypt
- Commons category
- Nykara
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- References
- Bibliography
left|thumb|Seated Statue of Nykara, 2408–2377 BC. Red granite and pigment. The Cleveland Museum of Art. thumb|Statue of Nykara and his Family, Brooklyn Museum 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. thumb|False Door of Nykara, 2408–2341 BC. Limestone. The Cleveland Museum of Art. 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.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nykara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.