Anedjib

Anedjib's name in a serekh

Anedjib ("safe is his heart") is recorded as a Thinite (from This, near Abydos) King on the Saqqara Kings List. His tomb echoes the construction of Queen Mereneith´s. It was poorly constructed, and very small, but did include a chamber made entirely of wood (a luxury in Egypt). He is probably Manetho´s King Miebidos, who reigned for 26 years.

Anedjib was probably the first king to have a nebty (Two Ladies) title and the nesu-bit (He of the sedge and bee) name in his royal titulary, although the nesu-bit title (without a name) had already been introduced in the reign of Den. This title reunited the two divine antagonists of the north and south in the person of the king.

Names

Anedjib's Nebty name 'Merpibia'
Nebti; Merpibia (strictly Mer-spt-bja)
Anedjib's Nomen 'Mer-ba-pen' from the Saqqara list
Nomen; Mer-ba-pen (from the Saqqara List, strictly transliterates as Mr-sntr-pn but the glyph for incense "sntr" is usually transliterated as "ba" or spirit)
Anedjib's Nomen 'Mer-bia-pen' from the Turin list
Nomen; Mer-bja-pen (from the Turin list, strictly transliterated as "Mr-grg-pn")
Anedjib's Nomen 'Mer-bja-pe' from the Abydos list
Nomen; Mer-bja-pe (from the Abydos kings list)
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