Unas
★Also known as: Wenis, Unis
First pharaoh to inscribe the Pyramid Texts inside his pyramid, the oldest known religious corpus.
Reign
2321 BC–2306 BC
2321 BC – 2306 BC
Dynasty
Fifth Dynasty
Period
Old Kingdom
c. 2686 BC – 2181 BC
Alternate Names
WenisUnis
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
Prenomen (Throne Name)
wnis"Unas"
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