Sanakht
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Sanakht was an early Egyptian pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, often associated with the Old Kingdom’s formative period and possibly identifiable with the king Nebka.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Third Dynasty pharaoh
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beit Khallaf
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ⓘ
Memphis (ancient capital) NERFINISHED ⓘ Saqqara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Abydos King List (possibly as Nebka)
NERFINISHED
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Ramesside king lists NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal annals fragments ⓘ Saqqara King List (possibly as Nebka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialSiteHypothesis |
Saqqara (uncertain)
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ⓘ
mastaba K2 at Beit Khallaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionHypothesis |
first king of the Third Dynasty
ⓘ
second king of the Third Dynasty ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| disputedAspect |
exact length of reign
ⓘ
identification with Nebka ⓘ position within the Third Dynasty sequence ⓘ |
| dynasty | Third Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
inscriptions
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seal impressions ⓘ stone vessels ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Egyptology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | poorly attested ruler ⓘ |
| horusName | Sanakht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest kings of the Third Dynasty
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limited archaeological attestations ⓘ uncertain identification with Nebka ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| nameMeaningHypothesis | “Strong protection” (approximate) ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Hor-Sanakht
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Sanakhte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleIdentity | Nebka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praenomenOrNomenStatus | attested in later king lists ⓘ |
| predecessorHypothesis | Khasekhemwy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEndApprox | 27th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignStartApprox | 27th century BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| successor | Djoser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throneNameHypothesis | Nebka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Pharaoh ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.