
King Unas | Last King of the 5th Dynasty
King Unas | Last King of the 5th Dynasty
It was Unas who created the practice of listing some magic spells on the walls of the tomb. The burial chamber contained the remains of a mummy. These included the skull, shin, and right arm. However, whether these belonged to the king is not known. Near the pyramid, some mastabas contained the burials of the consorts of the king. The pyramid was undoubtedly a rich source of inspiration to many.
The final pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom was King Unas. Pyramid texts are said to have first appeared in the pyramid of Unas.
Egyptian pharaohs between 2385 and 2355 B.C. He was the 9th and last pharaoh of the 5th dynasty, the successor to Tancheres (Djedkare-Isesi), perhaps his father. He reigned for thirty years, according to the Royal Papyrus of Turin, or 33 years according to Manetho the great historian, who calls him Wins. His Horus name was not certain.
In his small pyramid, erected in Saqqara, the king had for the first time inscribed, on the inner walls, a series of religious formulas known as the Pyramid Texts, which until his time had been transmitted orally. In fact, they constituted the oldest funeral ritual of humanity. Even though this pyramid was violated in the 9th century, in 1881, it was possible to collect, among other objects, some remains of the king's mummy.
Saqqara is a very valuable place, full of very ancient tourist monuments and tombs of great numbers, which makes it a very famous tourist destination in Egypt.
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