Den (pharaoh) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Den |
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| Udimu, Dewen | |
“MacGregor-Label” from Den's tomb in Abydos, EA 55586
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| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | 42 years, starting c. 2970 BC (1st Dynasty) |
| Coregency | Merneith |
| Predecessor | Djet, Merneith |
| Successor | Anedjib |
| Consort | Seshemetka, Semat, Serethor, Nakht-Neith ? Qua-Neith ? |
| Father | Djet |
| Mother | Merneith |
| Burial | Tomb T, Umm El Qa'ab |
Den, also known as Hor-Den, Dewen and Udimu, is the Horus name of a pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period who ruled during the First Dynasty of Egypt. He is the best archaeologically-attested ruler of this period. Den is said to have brought prosperity to his realm and numerous innovations are attributed to his reign. He was the first to use the title "King of Upper and Lower Egypt", and the first depicted as wearing the double crown (red and white). The floor of his tomb at Umm El Qa'ab near Abydos is made of red and black granite, the first time in Egypt this hard stone was used as a building material. During his long reign he established many of the customs of court ritual and royalty used by later rulers and he was held in high regard by his immediate successors.
Images for kids
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Sepati, cartouche name of Den in the Abydos king list.
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Fragment of an ivory label showing pharaoh Den wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Discovered in the tomb of Den, now in the Egyptian Museum.
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Ebony label EA 32650 from Den's tomb. The upper right register depicts king Den twice: at the left he is sitting in his Hebsed pavilion, at the right he is running a symbolic race around D-shaped markings. This ceremony is connected to the so-called "race of the Apis bull". The middle right section reports about the raid of the city "beautiful door" and about a daughter of Den suffering from an unknown disease. The lower right section reports about the visitation of the "souls of Peh" at the royal domain "Wenet". The left part of the label describes the content of the vessel that once belonged to the label and mentions the high official Hemaka, who was obviously responsible for the delivery of the labeled jar.
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year 18–22 at the recto of the Cairostone fragment C5
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The reconstructed entrance to "Tomb T" at Umm el-Qa'ab in Abydos, the tomb of Den
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The face of a composite statue depicting Den, found within Tomb T at Umm el-Qa'ab
See also
In Spanish: Den para niños
