Iry-Hor

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Iry-Hor was a predynastic Egyptian ruler of Upper Egypt, considered one of the earliest known kings preceding the First Dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian king
human
predynastic Egyptian ruler
associatedWith unification process of Upper Egypt
attestedOn jar inscriptions
pottery fragments
seal impressions
burialCemetery Cemetery U NERFINISHED
burialPlace Umm el-Qaab NERFINISHED
category People of the 4th millennium BC
Predynastic Egyptian kings
century 31st century BC
32nd century BC
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
culture Ancient Egyptian culture
discoveredBy Flinders Petrie NERFINISHED
discoveryDate late 19th century
discoverySite Umm el-Qaab, Abydos NERFINISHED
evidenceType archaeological evidence
epigraphic evidence
historicalStatus earliest historically attested Egyptian ruler (disputed)
historicity generally accepted but debated
language Early Egyptian language
locatedInThePresentDay Egypt NERFINISHED
mainArchaeologicalSite Abydos, Egypt NERFINISHED
nameElement Horus falcon NERFINISHED
hieroglyph for "mouth" (r)
nameReading Iry-Hor NERFINISHED
Ro NERFINISHED
nameType Horus name
nameWrittenAs Falcon over mouth-sign
possibleCapital Abydos NERFINISHED
precededBy mythical or semi-legendary rulers
precedes First Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
predecessor Scorpion II (possible) NERFINISHED
regionRuled Thinite region NERFINISHED
reignIn Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
religion Ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED
successor Ka (Egyptian king) NERFINISHED
timePeriod Naqada III period NERFINISHED
Predynastic Egypt NERFINISHED
tomb Tomb U-j (disputed attribution) NERFINISHED
Tomb U-s
tombLocation Abydos NERFINISHED
writingSystemUsed early hieroglyphic notation

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Ka predecessor Iry-Hor