Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Unas
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
===Family=== Unas assumed the throne at the death of his predecessor Djedkare Isesi. Djedkare is thought to have been Unas' father,{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}} in spite of the complete lack of evidence bearing on the question.{{sfn|Grimal|1992|p=80}} The succession from Djedkare Isesi to Unas seems to have been smooth.{{sfn|Baud|1999|p=563}} Unas had at least two queens, [[Nebet (queen)|Nebet]]{{sfn|Baud|1999|p=489}} and [[Khenut]],{{sfn|Baud|1999|p=545}} who were buried in a large double [[mastaba]] adjacent to their husband's pyramid. Unas and Nebet possibly had a son, the "king's son", "royal chamberlain", "priest of [[Maat]]" and "[[overseer of Upper Egypt]]" Unas-Ankh,{{sfn|Williams|1981|p=31}} who died about 10 years into Unas' reign.{{sfn|Onderka|2009|p=166}} The filiation of Unas-Ankh is indirectly hinted at by his name and titles and by the presence of his tomb near those of Nebet and Unas{{sfn|Baud|1999|p=422}} but is not universally accepted.{{sfn|Schmitz|1976|p=31 & 89}}{{sfn|Onderka|2009|p=150 & pp. 167–170}}{{efn|group=lower-alpha|In particular the title of "king's son" was given to both actual royal sons and non-royal high officials.{{sfn|Onderka|2009|pp=149–150}}}} Two other sons have been proposed, Nebkauhor{{sfn|Munro|1993|pp=20–33}} and Shepsespuptah,{{sfn|Baud|1999|pp=580–582}} but these filiations are conjectural and contested.{{sfn|Onderka|2009|p=170}} Unas likely died without a male heir.{{sfn|Onderka|2009|p=170}} [[File:Unas stelae.jpg|thumb|196x196px|Unas stelae]] Unas had at least five daughters named Hemetre Hemi,{{sfn|Baud|1999|p=519}} Khentkaues,{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=64}} Neferut,{{sfn|Baud|1999|p=499}} Nefertkaues Iku,{{sfn|Baud|1999|pp=496–497}} and Sesheshet Idut.{{sfn|Baud|1999|pp=564–565}} The status of another possible daughter, [[Iput]], is uncertain.{{sfn|Baud|1999|pp=410–411}} [[File:Abydos KL 05-08 n33.jpg|thumb|Cartouche of king Unas]]
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)