Khaba

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Khaba was an early ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty, best known for his association with the unfinished Layer Pyramid at Zawyet el'Aryan and for the relative obscurity surrounding his reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 3rd Dynasty pharaoh
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
human
associatedWith Layer Pyramid at Zawyet el'Aryan NERFINISHED
Zawyet el'Aryan NERFINISHED
attestedBy inscriptions
seal impressions
stone vessels
buildingActivityStatus limited evidence
burialAttributionStatus uncertain
burialSiteCandidate Layer Pyramid at Zawyet el'Aryan NERFINISHED
chronologicalPositionStatus debated among Egyptologists
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
cultStatus poorly attested
culture ancient Egyptian culture
dynasty Third Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
era Early Old Kingdom
governmentForm absolute monarchy
historicalObscurity high
knownFor association with the Layer Pyramid
obscurity of his reign
knownFrom archaeological evidence
later king lists (indirectly and uncertainly)
language Egyptian
majorArchaeologicalSite Zawyet el'Aryan NERFINISHED
monumentStatus unfinished pyramid
monumentTypeAssociated step pyramid
nameMeaningStatus uncertain
nameReading Ḫꜣ-bꜣ NERFINISHED
nomenStatus uncertain
period Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
possiblyIdenticalWith Huni (hypothesis)
Nebka (hypothesis) NERFINISHED
praenomenStatus uncertain
predecessorStatus uncertain
region Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
reignEndApprox 27th century BC
reignLengthStatus uncertain
reignPeriod 3rd Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
reignStartApprox 27th century BC
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
successorStatus uncertain
throneNameStatus uncertain
title pharaoh

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Huni predecessor Khaba
Sekhemkhet successor Khaba