Ruler
Unas
Last king of the Fifth Dynasty
c. 2375 – 2345 BCE
Approximate regnal dates after Shaw (2000).
Biography
In the chambers of his small pyramid at Saqqara the "Pyramid Texts" were carved for the first time — the oldest large body of religious writing from Egypt.
Key facts
Certainty: Established
The pyramid of Unas at Saqqara is the first in which the Pyramid Texts were inscribed.
- James P. Allen (2005) “The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts” Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta