Huni
Huni (original reading unknown) was an ancient Egyptian king, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period. Following the Turin king list, he is commonly credited with a reign of 24 years, ending c. 2613 BC.
| Huni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ny-Suteh, Nisut-Hu, Hu-en-nisut, Qahedjet(?), Kerpheris, Aches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pink granite head possibly depicting Huni, Brooklyn Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pharaoh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 24 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Khaba(?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Sneferu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Consort | Djefatnebti(?), Meresankh I(?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Hetepheres I(?), Sneferu(?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monuments | Cultic step pyramid and palace at Elephantine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | 3rd Dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Huni's chronological position as the last king of the third dynasty is fairly certain, but there is uncertainty about the succession order of rulers at the end of the 3rd dynasty. It is also unclear under which Hellenized name the ancient historian Manetho listed him in his Aegyptiacae: mostly likely Aches, as Winfried Barta proposes. Many Egyptologists believe that Huni was the father and direct predecessor of King Sneferu, but this is questioned by other scholars. Huni is seen by scholars as a confusing figure in Egyptian history, because he was long remembered in Egyptian traditions, but very few documents, objects or monuments from his reign have survived.