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.
Statements (45)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.