 The ancient Greek historian Manetho called Neferkara I “"Népherchêres"” and reported that during this king's rulership “the Nile was flowing with honey for eleven days”.Egyptologists think that this collocation was meant to show that the realm was flourishing under king Nephercheres.Egyptologists such as Wolfgang Helck, Nicolas Grimal, Hermann Alexander Schlögl and Francesco Tiradritti believe that king Nynetjer, the third ruler of second dynasty, left a realm that was suffering from an overly complex state administration and that Ninetjer decided to split Egypt to leave it to his two sons (or, at least, rightful throne successors) who would rule two separate kingdoms, in the hope that the two rulers could better administer the states.