which also dates to the 19th dynasty, mysteriously omits Huni's name and gives instead a Neferkara who is unknown to Egyptologists. One suggestion for this omission is that Neferkara was the nomen for Huni.

The reading and translation of Huni's cartouche name is also disputed. In general, two basic versions of his name exist: an old version, which is closest to the (lost) original, and a younger version, which seems to be based on ramesside interpretations and misreadings.

The older version

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