Khaba was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, active during the 3rd Dynasty of the Old Kingdom period.
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10 Facts About Khaba
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King Khaba is considered to be difficult to assess as a figure of ancient Egypt.
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Khaba's name is archaeologically well-attested by stone bowls and mud seal impressions.
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Khaba's name appears on nine polished stone bowls, variously made of magnesite, travertine, and diorite, which were found at the archaeological locales of Zawyet el'Aryan, Abusir, and Naga-ed-Deir.
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Khaba's name appears on several mud seal impressions found at Quesna, Zawyet el'Aryan, Hierakonpolis, and Elephantine.
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In contrast, Egyptologists Wolfgang Helck and Aidan Dodson suggest that Khaba could have been identical to the Ramesside names Sedjes and Hudjefa II.
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Minority of modern Egyptologists think that Khaba might be identical to a Ramesside cartouche name known as Huni.
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Khaba might have been the same person as the listed Mesochris or Soyphis, but this in turn is doubted by Wolfgang Helck and Eberhard Otto.
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Egyptologist Nabil Swelim believes that Khaba could have been the direct successor to King Khasekhemwy, the last ruler of the 2nd dynasty.
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The datation of the building into Khaba's reign is based on numerous diorite and dolomite vessels and mud seal fragments, bearing the serekh name of king Khaba.
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