Editing Unas (section)

===Contemporaneous sources===
[[File:Alabaster globular vase of Unas (Louvre) 032007 27 det.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Alabaster]] globular vase of Unas, Louvre{{sfn|Ziegler in Allen ''et al.''|1999|pp=361–362|loc="123. Jar inscribed with the name of king Unis"}}|alt=A yellow spherical jar inscribed with a falcon wrapping around the circumference.]]
The primary contemporaneous sources attesting to Unas' activities are the many reliefs from his [[Pyramid of Unas|pyramid complex]]. Excluding these, surprisingly few documents dating to Unas' reign have survived to this day, considering the 30-year length that later records give for his reign. Excavations at [[Abusir]], the royal necropolis of the Fifth Dynasty, have produced only four dated inscriptions safely attributable to Unas. They explicitly mention his third, fourth, sixth and eighth years on the throne.{{sfn|Verner|2001a|pp=410&ndash;411}} Unas also left a rock inscription on the island of [[Elephantine]], next to the [[Cataracts of the Nile|First Cataract]] of the Nile in [[Nubia]].{{sfn|Petrie|1907|p=84 & fig. 49 p. 82}}

In addition, several alabaster vases bearing Unas' cartouche are known. A complete vessel and additional fragments originating from [[Byblos]]{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=482}} on the Levantine coast are now in the [[National Museum of Beirut]].{{sfn|Porter|Moss|Burney|1951|p=390}} A vase of unknown provenance is located in the [[National Archaeological Museum (Florence)|National Archaeological Museum]] of [[Florence]] and reads "Horus Wadjtawy, living eternally, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, son of Ra, Unas, living eternally".{{sfn|Guidotti|1991|p=82|loc=no. 18}}{{sfn|Vase of Unas|2015}}{{efn|group=lower-alpha|Inventory number 3253.{{sfn|Touring Club Italiano|1993|p=352}}}} Another vessel, of unknown origins, is on display at the [[Louvre Museum]]. It is a {{convert|17|cm|in|adj=mid|-tall}}, {{convert|13.2|cm|in|adj=mid|-wide}} globular alabaster vase finely decorated with a falcon with outstretched wings and two [[uraei]], or rearing cobras, holding ankh signs surrounding Unas' cartouche.{{sfn|Ziegler in Allen ''et al.''|1999|pp=361–362|loc="123. Jar inscribed with the name of king Unis"}} An ointment jar bearing Unas' cartouche and Horus name is in the [[Brooklyn Museum]].{{sfn|Brooklyn Museum Catalog|2015}} Finally, a fragment of a calcite vase rim bearing two cartouches of Unas is on display in the [[Petrie Museum]].{{sfn|Brunton|2015}}{{efn|group=lower-alpha|Reference number UC13258.{{sfn|Digital Egypt|2000}}}}