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Early Dynastic Period · 1st Dynasty
Anedjib
- Reign
- c. 2910/2890 BC
- Throne name
- Nebwy-mery-bia-pe
- Other names
- Niebais, Miebis, Miebidos
- Dynasty
- 1st Dynasty
- Period
- Early Dynastic Period, c. 3000–2700 BC
- Capital at the time
- Memphis
Anedjib is listed in the king list under ‘1st Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Early Dynastic Period (c. 3000–2700 BC). Reign: c. 2910/2890 BC. The throne name is Nebwy-mery-bia-pe. Other recorded names: Niebais, Miebis, Miebidos.
What is known about Anedjib
Tomb complex at Abydos. Had an unusually large number of cult statues made for himself.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Early Dynastic Period
The first dynasties consolidate the unified state. Administration, writing, royal ideology and the cult of the dead take on the form that will shape Egypt for the next 3,000 years.
- c. 3000 BCMemphis, at the junction of Upper and Lower Egypt, becomes the capital of the united kingdom.
- from c. 2980 BCRoyal tombs at Abydos (Umm el-Qa’ab) and large mudbrick mastabas of high officials at Saqqara.
- c. 2950 BCDjer leads campaigns into Nubia.
- c. 2920 BCIvory year labels, such as those of King Den, record festivals and events: a forerunner of historical writing.
More about this period: Early Dynastic Period
1st Dynasty: all rulers
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