Raneb (Nebra)

Raneb (Nebra) in Tour Egypt

RANEB (NEBRA), THE 2ND KING OF EGYPT'S 2ND DYNASTY by Jimmy Dunn. Almost all Egyptologists firmly believe that a king by the name of Raneb (or Nebra) succeeded the first king of Egypt's 2nd Dynasty, Hotepsekhemwy. Of course, while we have little information about Raneb, his reign is important to us because of its chronological position during ...

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Raneb in Wikipedia

Raneb was a king during the Second dynasty of Egypt. The Egyptian priest Manetho, calls Raneb Kaiechos and states that he ruled Egypt for 39 years but such a high figure is not confirmed from the few contemporary objects known from his reign. The king lists call him Kakau. Some scholars also read his serekh as Nebre, reversing the hieroglyphs....

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