Introduction
Ra (as king) is the second ruler in Manetho's "Reign of the Gods," succeeding Ptah at the head of Egypt's legendary king-list.
Family
- Father: Ptah (as first king)
- Children: Shu (as king), Userkaf (as told in the Westcar tale), Sahure (as told in the Westcar tale), Neferirkare (as told in the Westcar tale)
Successor to Ptah
Manetho's summarized fragments give little narrative detail for Ra's specific reign as king beyond his place in the succession, unlike the richly developed mythology of Ra the sun god recorded separately in the Egyptian Pantheon project. His inclusion reflects the broader Egyptian historiographic convention of presenting the gods themselves as Egypt's original, legitimating rulers before human kingship.
This article records a specific literary or theological role — a king-list entry, a court tale, or a royal legitimation narrative — rather than the deity's or ruler's fuller religious identity, which (where applicable) is covered in the separate Egyptian Pantheon project.