The story behind the story of King Netjerkare Siptah. The real story of King Netjerkare Siptah, and why he was thought to be a woman for a long period of time. How Manetho and Herodotus solidified the story in their writings before we discovered that it's probably just a misunderstanding. And, how does all of that relate to weird Japanese Character RPGs.
Sources:
Histories II 100 - Herodotus
The Fragments of Aegyptiaca - Manetho (via Sextus Julius Africanus and Eusebius of Caesarea)
The Late Old Kingdom in the Turin King-list and the Identity of Nitocris - K. Ryholt
Queen Nitocris of the Sixth Dynasty - Percy E. Newberry
An Index of Ancient Egyptian Titles, Epithets and Phrases of the Old Kingdom - Dilwyn Jones
List of Provinces (nomes) of Ancient Egypt - University College London
Notes:
Fate/Grand Order Nitocris (also known as: My Eyes! What did I just see?!)
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