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Khasekhemwy

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Also known as Khasehemwy

thumb|250px|Seal of "Khasekhemwy" with the symbol of unification with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt being worn both by Horus and Seth, on a container of state treasury warehouse for the redistribution of agricultural production.

Key facts

Pharaoh.horus
KhasekhemḪꜥj-sḫmHorus, he whose power has appearedSecond Horus name: KhasekhemwyḪꜥj-sḫm.wjHorus, he whose two powers has appearedHorus-Seth-nameHor-Set Khasekhemwy(Ḥr -Stẖ) ḫꜥj sḫm.wjHe whose two powers has appeared Full Horus-Seth-nameHor-Set Khasekhemwy Netjerwy Hetepimef(Ḥr -Stẖ) ḫꜥj sḫm.wj ḫtp nṯrwj jm=fHe whose two powers has appeared, The two powers are at peace within him
Pharaoh.Nebty
Khasekhem Nb.tj-ḫꜥj-sḫmHe whose power has appearedG16-N28:S42Second Nebty name: Khasekhemwy Nebwkhetsen Nb.tj-ḫꜥj-sḫm.wj-nbw-ḫt-snHe whose two powers has appeared, their bodies are of goldG16-N28:S42*S42-S12:F32-S29:N35
Pharaoh.prenomen
(reconstitution) Nisut-Bity-Khastwynsw.t-bjtj-ḫ3st.wjKing of Upper and Lower Egypt, the two powers of the two desertsM23:t-L2:t-N25:N25-t-S42*S42Abydos King ListDjadjayḎꜣḏꜣjHe of the two forestsSaqqara TabletBeb(e)tiBbtjTurin King ListBeb(e)tiBbtj
Pharaoh.predecessor
Sekhemib-Perenmaat or Seth-Peribsen
Pharaoh.successor
Djoser
Pharaoh.spouse
Nimaathap, Menka (?)
Pharaoh.monuments
Shunet ez Zebib, fort of Nekhen, Gisr el-Mudir ?
Pharaoh.children
DjoserHetephernebtiSekhemkhet ?Sanakht ?Khaba ?Shepset-ipet ?
Pharaoh.burial
Tomb V at Umm el-Qa'ab
Pharaoh.reign
18 years 2690 BC
Pharaoh.dynasty
2nd Dynasty
Pharaoh.death_date
2686 BC
Pharaoh/Serekh.Horus
N28-sxm-sxm-Y1 G7\-G7-M42:I9
Pharaoh/Serekh.prefix
G5\-E20
Pharaoh.name
Khasekhemwy
Pharaoh.alt_name
Khasekhemui, Cheneres
Pharaoh.image
Khasekhem oxford2.jpg
Pharaoh.caption
Statue of Khasekhemwy, Ashmolean Museum

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Reign
  • Length of Reign
  • Events
  • Year-by-year records
  • Family
  • Attestations
  • Statue of Khasekhemwy
  • Tomb
  • Legacy
  • Gallery
  • Bibliography
  • Note
  • References

thumb|250px|Seal of "Khasekhemwy" with the symbol of unification with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt being worn both by Horus and Seth, on a container of state treasury warehouse for the redistribution of agricultural production.

Khasekhemwy ( 2690 BC; '', also rendered Kha-sekhemui) was the last Pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt. Little is known about him, other than that he led several significant military campaigns and built the mudbrick fort known as Shunet El Zebib.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khasekhemwy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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