Sanakhte

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Sanakhte was an early ancient Egyptian pharaoh traditionally associated with the 3rd Dynasty and sometimes considered a predecessor or relative of Djoser.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
human
monarch
alternativeName Hor-Sanakhte NERFINISHED
Nebka NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
associatedWithSite Beit Khallaf NERFINISHED
attestedIn Abydos King List NERFINISHED
Manetho’s Aegyptiaca (indirectly via later copies) NERFINISHED
Royal Canon of Turin NERFINISHED
Saqqara King List NERFINISHED
burialSiteHypothesis Beit Khallaf mastaba K2 NERFINISHED
burialSiteStatus uncertain
chronologicalPosition early Third Dynasty ruler
culture Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED
disputedIdentification equation with Nebka
dynasty Third Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
gender male
historicalCertainty contested
historicalStatus poorly attested pharaoh
horusName Sanakhte NERFINISHED
kingdom Egypt NERFINISHED
knownFrom inscriptions
later king lists
seal impressions
language Egyptian
name Sanakhte NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the earliest kings of Egypt’s Old Kingdom
period Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
possibleFatherInLaw Djoser NERFINISHED
possibleRelative Djoser NERFINISHED
possibleSpouse Nimaathap NERFINISHED
possibleSuccessor Djoser NERFINISHED
predecessor Khasekhemwy NERFINISHED
reignEndApprox circa 2660 BCE
reignPeriod circa 27th century BCE
reignStartApprox circa 2680 BCE
religion ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED
royalTitle Horus king NERFINISHED
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
scholarlyDebate exact position in Third Dynasty sequence
familial relationship to Djoser
successorHypothesis Djoser NERFINISHED
throneName Nebka NERFINISHED
titleAttestedOn sealings from Beit Khallaf

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