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Djer
- Reign
- c. 2980/2960 BC
- Other names
- Atti, Iteti, Athotis II, Kenkenes
- Dynasty
- 1st Dynasty
- Period
- Early Dynastic Period, c. 3000–2700 BC
- Capital at the time
- Memphis
Djer is listed in the king list under ‘1st Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Early Dynastic Period (c. 3000–2700 BC). Reign: c. 2980/2960 BC. Other recorded names: Atti, Iteti, Athotis II, Kenkenes.
What is known about Djer
Campaigns to Nubia. Tomb at Abydos.
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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