Unas

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Unas
Rule2353 - 2323 BC.
PredecessorDjedkare
Dynasty5th
ConsortsKhenut
Nebit
Capital cityMemphis
AchievementsPyramid construction
BurialPyramid complex at Saqqara
SuccesorSon in law, Teti I

  • Trade with neighboring regions flourished during his reign. An inscription at Elephantine shows a giraffe brought from Africa with other exotic animals.
  • His pyramid in Saqqara was the first one to be decorated with Pyramid Texts
  • Both of Unas' Queens were buried in mastaba tombs outside of Unas' pyramid complex
  • He didn't leave an heir when he died, and there was a short period of political instability
  • Teti I married his daughter Iput, in order to legitimize his claim to the throne, and founded the 6th Dynasty

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