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.
Statements (46)
| 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.