Huni
Sign in to saveHuni (original reading unknown) was an ancient Egyptian king, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period. Based on the Turin king list, he is commonly credited with a reign of 24 years, ending c. 2613 BC.
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Huni was a male pharaoh of the Third Dynasty of Egypt, serving as a statesperson during the Old Kingdom period. He succeeded Khaba and was succeeded by Sneferu. His reign is documented in the Saqqara Tablet. Huni was buried at Meidum.
He was married to Djefatnebti and Meresankh I. His children included Hetepheres I, Meresankh I, and Sneferu. Huni lived from 2650 BCE to 2630 BCE.
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Key facts
- Pharaoh.name
- Huni
- Pharaoh.alt_name
- Hu-en-nisut, Ny-Swteh, Nisut-Hu, Qahedjet (?), Kerpheris, Aches
- Pharaoh.image
- Head of a King, ca. 2650-2600 B.C.E..jpg
- Pharaoh.caption
- Pink granite head possibly depicting Huni, Brooklyn Museum
- Pharaoh.reign
- 24 regnal years2636-2613 BC
- Pharaoh.dynasty
- 3rd Dynasty
- Pharaoh.predecessor
- Hudjefa II, Khaba (?)
- Pharaoh.successor
- Sneferu
- Pharaoh.prenomen
- Abusir stone bowlNiswt-bitj Hw-en-NiswtM23:X1-L2:X1-M23-X1:N35-V28Elephantine cone/Palermo stoneHw-en-NiswtPapyrus PrisseHwnjThe smiter Saqqara TabletHwnjThe smiterTurin King ListHw...-G7
- Pharaoh.spouse
- Djefatnebti (?),Meresankh I (?)
- Pharaoh.children
- Hetepheres I (?),Sneferu (?)
- Pharaoh.monuments
- Cultic step pyramid and palace at Elephantine
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Meresankh I
- Child
- Hetepheres I
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Family
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- Huni-StatueHead BrooklynMuseum.png
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- date of birth
- 2650-00-00
- place of burial
- Meidum
- replaces
- Khaba
- replaced by
- Sneferu
- described by source
- Saqqara Tablet
- Commons category
- Huni
- date of death
- 2630-00-00
- time period
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Attestations
- Name and identity
- Huni's cartouche name
- Huni's possible Horus name
- Family
- Reign
- Monuments once considered to be Huni's but now rejected
- Meidum pyramid
- Layer Pyramid
- Lepsius pyramid – I
- Cultic step pyramids
- Burial
- In culture
- Notes and references
- External links
Huni (original reading unknown) was an ancient Egyptian king, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period. Based on the Turin king list, he is commonly credited with a reign of 24 years, ending c. 2613 BC.
Huni's chronological position as the last king of the third dynasty is fairly certain, but there is uncertainty about the succession order of rulers at the end of the third dynasty. It is also unclear under which Hellenized name the ancient historian Manetho listed him in his Aegyptiacae: mostly likely Aches, as Winfried Barta proposes. Many Egyptologists believe that Huni was the father and direct predecessor of King Sneferu, but this is questioned by other scholars. Huni is seen by scholars as a confusing figure in Egyptian history, because he was long remembered in Egyptian traditions, but very few documents, objects or monuments from his reign have survived.
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