Sanakht

Sanakht
Nebka ? Horus Sa ?
Relief fragment of Sanakht in the pose of smiting an enemy. Originally from the Sinai, now EA 691 on display at the British Museum.
Pharaoh
Reign	18 years according to the Turin Canon, most likely less, starting ca. 2650 BC
Predecessor	uncertain, Sekhemkhet (most likely) or Khaba, Djoser, Khasekhemwy
Successor	uncertain, Khaba (most likely) or Sekhemkhet, Huni, Qahedjet, Djoser
Royal titulary Horus name Hor-Sanakht Ḥr-S3.nḫt Horus the victorious protector
Father	Khasekhemwy ?
Mother	Nimaathap ?
Burial	mastaba K2 at Beit Khallaf?
Dynasty	3rd Dynasty

Sanakht (also read as Hor-Sanakht) is the Horus name of an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the Third Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. His chronological position is highly uncertain (though he is more likely to have reigned towards the end of the dynasty), and it is also unclear under which Hellenized name the ancient historian Manetho could have listed him. Many Egyptologists connect Sanakht with the Ramesside cartouche name Nebka. However, this remains disputed because no further royal title of that king has ever been found; either in contemporary source or later ones. There are two relief fragments depicting Sanakht originally from the Wadi Maghareh on the Sinai Peninsula.