Aha

E148950

Aha is an early Egyptian pharaoh, often identified with the legendary Menes, who is traditionally credited with unifying Upper and Lower Egypt and founding the First Dynasty.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Aha canonical 7

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Early Dynastic Period figure
First Dynasty ruler
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
alsoKnownAs Hor-Aha
Hor-Aha
surface form: Hor-Aha ("Horus the Fighter")
associatedDeity Horus
associatedWith unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
attestedAt Abydos
Naqada
Saqqara necropolis
surface form: Saqqara
attestedBy inscriptions on labels and seal impressions
burialPlace Saqqara necropolis
surface form: Saqqara (possible additional tomb)

Umm el-Qaab
surface form: Umm El Qaab, Abydos
capital Memphis
surface form: Memphis (traditionally attributed)
category 3rd-millennium BC pharaohs
Early Dynastic pharaohs
Narmer
surface form: Pharaohs of the First Dynasty of Egypt
creditedWith consolidating royal authority over unified Egypt
founding Memphis
culture Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
disputedIdentification Narmer
surface form: Menes

Narmer
surface form: Narmer (alternative candidate for Menes)
dynasty Early Dynastic Egypt
surface form: First Dynasty of Egypt
father Narmer
governedRegion Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
hasArtifactType ivory labels
seal impressions
stone vessels
hasRoyalNecropolis Abydos royal cemetery
knownFrom archaeological evidence
later king lists (indirectly via Menes identification)
language Ancient Egyptian
surface form: Old Egyptian (early stage)
mother Neithhotep
oftenIdentifiedWith Narmer
surface form: Menes
period Early Dynastic Egypt
surface form: Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
predecessor Narmer
reignEndApprox c. 3050 BCE
reignStartApprox c. 3100 BCE
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalTitle Horus
surface form: Horus-king

Double Crown of Egypt
surface form: King of Upper and Lower Egypt
spouse Khenthap
successor Djer
throneNameContains Horus
tombDesignation Tomb B10 (Abydos)
Tomb B15
surface form: Tomb B15 (Abydos)

Tomb B19 (Abydos)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.