Raneb was a pharaoh during the Second dynasty of Egypt who ruled for 39 years. Pharaoh (פַּרְעֹה, Standard Hebrew Parʿo, Tiberian Hebrew Parʿōh) is a title used to refer to the kings (of godly status) in ancient Egypt. ... History of Ancient Egypt Second Dynasty The names of the actual rulers of the Second Dynasty are in dispute. ...
Manetho also claims that he introduced the worship of Mendes (the sacred goat) and began the bull cults of the Mnevis in Heliopolis, and the Apis in Memphis.
A granite statuette of the mortuary priest named Hetepdief, lists the names of Hotepsekhemwy, Raneb and Nynetjer, suggesting that there was no successional problems at the beginning of the second dynasty.
Sealings from Raneb´s reign were found near the pyramid of Unas, and a granite stelea with his name in a serekh was discovered in Abydos.
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