Semerkhet
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Semerkhet was an early dynastic Egyptian pharaoh of the First Dynasty, known from archaeological records and king lists as one of the successors of the unifier-kings of ancient Egypt.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Early Dynastic Period ruler
ⓘ
First Dynasty ruler ⓘ ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedWith | royal funerary cult at Abydos ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
clay jar inscriptions
ⓘ
ivory labels ⓘ seal impressions ⓘ stone vessels ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Abydos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umm El Qa'ab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| cultCenter | Abydos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | First Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 3rd millennium BC ⓘ |
| fatherHypothesis | Anedjib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoyalNameCategory | Horus name ⓘ |
| HorusName | Semerkhet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Abydos King List
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Abydos tomb inscriptions ⓘ Manetho's Aegyptiaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Saqqara King List NERFINISHED ⓘ archaeological records ⓘ |
| motherHypothesis | Betrest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInAbydosKingList | Semsem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInManetho | Semempses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInSaqqaraKingList | Semsemias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the last rulers of Egypt's First Dynasty ⓘ |
| period | Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Anedjib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalLengthAccordingToManetho | 18 years ⓘ |
| regnalLengthAccordingToModernScholars | approximately 8 years ⓘ |
| reignEndApprox | c. 2890 BC ⓘ |
| reignStartApprox | c. 2920 BC ⓘ |
| royalNecropolis | Umm El Qa'ab necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseHypothesis | Betrest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Qa'a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Qa'a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOf | unifier-kings of Egypt ⓘ |
| throneName | Semerkhet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throneNameVariant |
Semempses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Semsem NERFINISHED ⓘ Semsemias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| tomb | Tomb U ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal tombs at Abydos