As was conventional at the time they were made, they contain no additional inscriptions for context. The bowls were found chiefly intact they show only the king’s serekh name on their polished surfaces. 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. Identification with Manetho’s king list.Identification with Ramesside king lists.

Others believe that his tomb is a large mastaba close to the Layer Pyramid, where numerous stone vessels bearing Khaba’s serekh have been found. Many Egyptologists and archaeologists propose that an unfinished Layer Pyramid at Zawyet el Aryan belongs to him. It is also a matter of debate about where Khaba might have been buried. These problems originate partly from contradictory king lists, which were compiled long after Khaba’s death, especially during the Ramesside era (which is separated from the Third Dynasty by 1,400 years). Because of the contradictions within Ramesside king lists and the lack of contemporary, festive inscriptions, his exact chronological position within the Dynasty remains disputed. Khaba’s reign is securely dated to the Third Dynasty. His name is archaeologically well-attested by stone bowls and mud seal impressions. King Khaba is considered difficult to assess as a figure of ancient Egypt. The exact time during which Khaba ruled is unknown, but it may have been around 2670 BC and almost definitely towards the end of the Dynasty. Khaba (also read as Hor-Khaba) was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, active during the 3rd Dynasty of the Old Kingdom period.