Hotepsekhemwy
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Hotepsekhemwy was an early ancient Egyptian pharaoh who founded the Second Dynasty and is known from archaeological remains such as seal impressions and inscriptions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Egypt
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ founder of a dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Horus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
inscriptions from Abydos ⓘ sealings from Saqqara ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Saqqara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialSite | Gallery Tomb B beneath the Unas causeway at Saqqara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | first king of the Second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| dynasty | Second Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Second Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRealm |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegnalStatus | historically attested ruler ⓘ |
| hasRoyalHouse | House of Hotepsekhemwy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Horus-king
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| hasUncertain |
exact dates of reign
ⓘ
exact length of reign ⓘ |
| horusName | Hotepsekhemwy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Egyptological research on the Second Dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
inscriptions at Saqqara
ⓘ
later king lists ⓘ seal impressions ⓘ stone vessel inscriptions ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Abydos King List
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saqqara King List NERFINISHED ⓘ Turin Royal Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "The Two Powers are at peace" ⓘ |
| nameWrittenInHieroglyphs | ḥtp-sḫm.wj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Ancient Egyptian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfRule | Early Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| possibleBurialType | subterranean gallery tomb ⓘ |
| predecessor | Qa'a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 2860 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 2890 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| succeeded | the late First Dynasty rulers ⓘ |
| successor | Raneb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.