Kha-sekhemui
E691238
Kha-sekhemui, better known as Khasekhemwy, was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Second Dynasty noted for reuniting Upper and Lower Egypt and for his distinctive monuments at Hierakonpolis and Abydos.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khasekhemwy | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second Dynasty ruler of Egypt
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedSite |
Abydos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hierakonpolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Horus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Abydos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialStructure | Shunet el-Zebib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Thinis region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalStatus | last king of Egypt’s Second Dynasty ⓘ |
| constructed |
Shunet el-Zebib at Abydos
ⓘ
fortress-like enclosure at Hierakonpolis ⓘ |
| dynasty | Second Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlierName | Khasekhem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlierNameMeaning | The Powerful One Appears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | King of the Two Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature | depictions with both Horus and Seth on his serekh ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
inscriptions on stone vessels
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seal impressions ⓘ statues from Hierakonpolis ⓘ tomb complex at Abydos ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian ⓘ |
| monumentType |
royal enclosure
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royal tomb ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Kha-sekhemui
NERFINISHED
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Khasekhemui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
monuments at Abydos
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monuments at Hierakonpolis ⓘ reuniting Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalAction |
ended internal conflict in Egypt
ⓘ
reunified Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| possibleFatherOf | Djoser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Nynetjer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | late Second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalTitle |
Horus name
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Nebty name ⓘ nsw-bity (King of Upper and Lower Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| spouse | Nimaathap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Djoser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throneName | Khasekhemwy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throneNameMeaning | The Two Powerful Ones Appear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
mudbrick
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stone ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.