Sekhemib-Perenmaat
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Sekhemib-Perenmaat was an early Egyptian pharaoh of the Second Dynasty, known from inscriptions and sealings that suggest a period of political transition and possible rivalry with other contemporary rulers.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second Dynasty ruler of Egypt
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
administrative sealings
ⓘ
storage jar sealings ⓘ |
| attestedAt |
Abydos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saqqara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialSiteCandidate | Umm el-Qaab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalRegion |
Memphis region (disputed)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thinis region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalStatus | exact length of reign unknown ⓘ |
| chronologyStatus | position in Second Dynasty sequence debated among Egyptologists ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| disputedAs | possible short-reigning king ⓘ |
| dynasty | Second Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
archaeological evidence
ⓘ
epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | poorly documented ruler ⓘ |
| horusName | Sekhemib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
inscriptions
ⓘ
seal impressions ⓘ stone vessel inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| nameElement | Perenmaat (related to “He who comes forth for Maat” or “He who belongs to Maat”) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Sekhemib means “Powerful of heart” or “Strong in heart” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
period of internal political transition in Second Dynasty Egypt
ⓘ
possible rivalry with contemporary rulers ⓘ |
| possibleBurialType | royal tomb ⓘ |
| possibleCoregencyOrRival | Peribsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possiblePredecessor | Nynetjer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praenomen | Sekhemib-Perenmaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignCenturyBC |
27th century BC
ⓘ
28th century BC ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Thinite kings of early Egypt ⓘ |
| royalTitle | nsw-bity (King of Upper and Lower Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorCandidate |
Khasekhemwy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peribsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throneName | Sekhemib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throneNameVariant | Sekhemib-Perenmaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleUsedIn | royal titulary of early dynastic Egypt ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.