Editing Nynetjer (section)

== Attestations ==
[[File:Abydos KL 02-03 n11.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Banetjer, cartouche of Nynetjer in the Abydos King List (no. 11).]]
Archaeologically, Nynetjer is the best attested of the kings of the early second dynasty.{{sfn|Wilkinson|2005|p=71}} His name appears in [[inscription]]s on [[Stone vessels in Ancient Egypt|stone vessels]] and clay sealings in large numbers from his [[tomb]] at [[Sakkara]]. A large number of artifacts bearing his name were also found in the tomb of king [[Peribsen]] at [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]] and in the galleries beneath the [[step pyramid]] of king [[Djoser]]. However, the datings of some inscriptions, especially those made of black [[ink]], caused some problems. Writing experts and archaeologists such as Ilona Regulski point out that the ink inscriptions are of a somewhat later date than the stone and seal inscriptions. She dates the ink markings to the reigns of kings such as [[Khasekhemwy]] and Djoser and assumes that the artifacts originated from Abydos. In fact, [[alabaster]] vessels and earthen jars with black ink inscriptions with very similar font design showing Nynetjer's name were found in Peribsen's tomb.{{sfn|Petrie|Griffith|1901|loc=obj. 6|p=5}}<ref>Ilona Regulski: ''Second Dynasty Ink Inscriptions from Saqqara'', in: Stan Hendrickx & Barbara Adams: ''Egypt at its Origins''; Peeters Publishers, Lieuven 2004; {{ISBN|90-429-1469-6}}, Seite 949 - 970.</ref>

Nynetjer's name also appears on a rock inscription near Abu Handal in [[Nubia|Lower Nubia]]. The inscription only presents a "N" sign inside a [[serekh]] of the king but with the sign "Netjer" for "God" placed above the serekh, in the position normally occupied by the Horus falcon. Consequently Nynetjer's name is rendered as "The God N". The absence of Horus may hint at religious disturbances as suggested by the later choices of king Peribsen to have [[Set (deity)|Set]] instead of Horus above his serekhs and of pharaoh Khasekhemwy, final ruler of the dynasty, to have both gods facing each other above his.{{sfn|Žába|1974|pp=30–31}} The inscription itself  might represent a clue that Nynetjer sent a military [[:wikt:expedition|expedition]] into this region, likely after his 20 years of reign since such an expedition is not mention in the surviving royal annals covering Nynetjer's first two decades of rule.{{sfn|Žába|1974|pp=30–31}}