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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sanakhte canonical 4
Senedes 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
human
monarch
alternativeName Hor-Sanakhte
Nebka
associatedWithRegion Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
associatedWithSite Beit Khallaf
attestedIn Abydos King List
Manetho’s Aegyptiaca (indirectly via later copies)
linked to: Aegyptiaca

Royal Canon of Turin
Saqqara King List
burialSiteHypothesis Beit Khallaf mastaba K2
burialSiteStatus uncertain
chronologicalPosition early Third Dynasty ruler
culture Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
disputedIdentification equation with Nebka
dynasty Third Dynasty of Egypt
gender male
historicalCertainty contested
historicalStatus poorly attested pharaoh
horusName Sanakhte
kingdom Egypt
knownFrom inscriptions
later king lists
seal impressions
language Egyptian
name Sanakhte
notableFor being one of the earliest kings of Egypt’s Old Kingdom
period Old Kingdom of Egypt
possibleFatherInLaw Djoser
possibleRelative Djoser
possibleSpouse Nimaathap
possibleSuccessor Djoser
predecessor Khasekhemwy
reignEndApprox circa 2660 BCE
reignPeriod circa 27th century BCE
reignStartApprox circa 2680 BCE
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalTitle Horus king
linked to: Horus

King of Upper and Lower Egypt
scholarlyDebate exact position in Third Dynasty sequence
familial relationship to Djoser
successorHypothesis Djoser
throneName Nebka
titleAttestedOn sealings from Beit Khallaf

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Sanakhte name Sanakhte
Sanakhte horusName Sanakhte
Senedj possibleVariantName Senedes
linked to: Sanakhte
Sanakht nameVariant Sanakhte