Huni
Huni
is known to be an Egyptian Pharaoh, who is believed to be the last king
of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt. Historians
believe he most likely succeeded Pharaoh Khaba to the throne. According
to the Turin King List, he ruled Egypt for 24 years. However, there's
nothing currently known about any military or other significant activity
during his long reign. Sneferu, the famous Pharaoh and the founder of
the Fourth Dynasty, succeeded Huni in 2600 B.C. His Hellenized name is
not yet known, as the Greek historian Manetho probably had not mentioned
Huni in his records. But according to the local Egyptian history, Huni
was quite a popular name, in spite of the discovery of very few
artifacts bearing his name.
Evidence Of Huni's Existence

Most
of the documents or relics discovered are not directly connected to his
name. But a conical stele (stone slab) excavated from Elephantine is a
definite proof of Huni’s importance in Egyptian history; this 160 cm
long and 50 cm wide stele was made of red granite and greatly resembled
the typical Benben style of the ancient Egyptians. This front part of
this stele bears an inscription about a royal palace named “Palace of
the headband of Huni” in ancient Egyptian language; and also the name of
the Pharaoh distinctly written over this stele. Now this one was
discovered in 1909 and is now preserved in Cairo Museum as the Object JE
41556.
The second piece of concrete evidence of Huni is a
polished stone bowl, discovered in 2007, from the Mastaba tomb AS -54
in South Abusir, which was probably built for the burial of any senior
court official of the Pharaoh. This stone bowl is made of magnesite and
the name of Huni is inscribed on it, without any cartouche, but with the
title of ‘Njswt-Bity’.
Another proof of Huni’s reign is
found at mastaba L-6 at Saqqara, dedicated to Metjen, an Egyptian
official who belonged at the end of the Third Dynasty, i.e. at the court
of Pharaoh Huni. An inscription is excavated here, which bears the name
of Huni in hieroglyphics, that read as Njswt-Hw.
A Prisse
papyrus of 13th century, containing the Instructions of Kagemni in its
last 2 pages bears the details about the succession of Pharaoh Huni, by
Sneferu as the next king of Egypt.
Huni's Successor: Sneferu

Though
it is established that Sneferu was the successor of Huni, the
relationship between them is yet known from any evidence. Queen
Meresankh I was stated to be the mother of Sneferu, as per the documents
of that time, but still, there is no evidence about her relationship
with Huni, either as a wife or a daughter. According to the inscription
found at Elephantine, Queen Djefatnebty was definitely the wife of Huni.
But there is nothing mentioned about the children or other relatives of
this Egyptian king.
According to some modern
Egyptologists, Hetepheres I, the mother of Pharaoh Khufu was the
daughter of Huni; as some inscriptions mentioned her with the title of
‘Sat-netjer’, which means ‘the daughter of a God’, that probably
indicates to her royal lineage and blood relation with Huni.
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