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Others believe he defeated the reigning king, Seth-Peribsen, after returning to Egypt from putting down a revolt in Nubia. Either way, he ended the infighting of the Second dynasty and reunited Egypt. Khasekhemwy is unique in Egyptian history as having both the symbols of Horus and Set on his serekh. Some Egyptologists believe that this was an ...
Sekhemib-Perenma'at (or simply Sekhemib), is the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who ruled during the 2nd Dynasty.Similar to his predecessor, successor or co-ruler Seth-Peribsen, Sekhemib is contemporarily well attested in archaeological records, but he does not appear in any posthumous document.
Seth-Peribsen (also known as Ash-Peribsen, Peribsen and Perabsen) is the serekh name of an early Egyptian monarch , who ruled during the Second Dynasty of Egypt (c. 2890 – c. 2686 BC). [1] His chronological position within this dynasty is unknown and it is disputed who ruled both before and after him.
As already mentioned, most Egyptian kings favored Horus as their dynastic name patron. [4] In a few cases, especially during the midst of the 2nd Dynasty, at least two serekh names seem to contradict the Horus tradition. The most prominent example is king Seth-Peribsen. He first replaced the falcon figure of his serekh by the walking animal of ...
Hotepsekhemwy is the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who was the founder of the Second Dynasty of Egypt.The exact length of his reign is not known; the Turin canon suggests an improbable 95 years [4] while the ancient Egyptian historian Manetho reports that the reign of "Boëthôs" lasted for 38 years. [5]
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Nebra or Raneb is the Horus name of the second early Egyptian king of the 2nd Dynasty.The exact length of his reign is unknown since the Turin canon is damaged and the year accounts are lost. [1]
Torso of a man with the Horus name of King Scorpion below the left breast. Anorthositic gneiss, Protodynastic period, circa 3200 BCE. Munich, Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst, ÄS 7149. King Scorpion's name and title are of great dispute in modern Egyptology. His name is often introduced by a six- or seven-leafed golden rosette or flower sign.