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Hor-Seth-Khasekhemwy
- Reign
- c. 2740 BC
- Throne name
- Kha-sekhemwy-nub-khet-sen
- Other names
- Khasekhemwy-Nebwyhetepimef, Cheneres
- Dynasty
- 2nd Dynasty
- Period
- Early Dynastic Period, c. 3000–2700 BC
- Capital at the time
- Memphis
Hor-Seth-Khasekhemwy is listed in the king list under ‘2nd Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Early Dynastic Period (c. 3000–2700 BC). Reign: c. 2740 BC. The throne name is Kha-sekhemwy-nub-khet-sen. Other recorded names: Khasekhemwy-Nebwyhetepimef, Cheneres.
What is known about Hor-Seth-Khasekhemwy
Tomb at Abydos. Waged war in Lower Egypt and celebrated a reunification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- c. 2740 BCKhasekhemwy wages war in Lower Egypt and celebrates the reunification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Other events of the period
- 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
2nd Dynasty: all rulers
- Hotepsekhemwy
- Nebra
- Nynetjer
- Nubnefer
- Weneg
- Wadjenes
- Senedj
- Sekhemib
- Peribsen
- Neferkare I/Aaka
- Neferkasokar
- “Hudjefa I”
- Hor-Seth-Khasekhemwy
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