Hwni

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Hwni is an alternative transliteration of Huni, an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Third Dynasty.

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Hwni canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
human
monarch
associatedWith early Old Kingdom state formation
attestedIn king lists
later historical tradition
culture ancient Egyptian
gender male
historicalRole transition figure between Third and Fourth Dynasties
kingdom Egypt
languageOfName Egyptian
nameReadingStatus disputed
nameVariant Huni
notableFor being last king of Egypt's Third Dynasty (according to many Egyptologists)
positionHeld King of Upper and Lower Egypt
possibleBurialSite Meidum
linked to: Meidum Pyramid

Zawyet el-Aryan
predecessorDynasty Second Dynasty of Egypt
reignDateStatus uncertain
reignDynasty Third Dynasty of Egypt
reignEndApprox early 26th century BCE
reignPeriod Old Kingdom of Egypt
reignStartApprox late 27th century BCE
religion ancient Egyptian religion
succeededBy Sneferu
linked to: Pharaoh Sneferu
successorDynasty Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
title nsw-bity (King of Upper and Lower Egypt)
pharaoh
transliterationVariantOf Huni

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