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Scorpion
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Pharao Scorpion II on the Scorpion Macehead, Ashmolean Museum
Pharao Scorpion II on the Scorpion Macehead, Ashmolean Museum
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Predecessor Ka?
Successor Narmer?
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Scorpion, also King Scorpion or Scorpion II refers to the second of two kings so-named of Upper Egypt during the Protodynastic Period. The only pictorial evidence of his existence is the so-called Scorpion Macehead, which was found in the Main deposit in a temple at Nekhen (Hierakonpolis) during the dig season of 1897–1898.

It is currently on display at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The stratigraphy of this macehead was lost due to the methods of its excavators, but its style seems to date it to the very end of the Predynastic Period. Numerous small ivory tags showing the depiction of a scorpion have also been found.

The exact burial place of Scorpion II is unknown. There are two tombs that are both seen as candidates. The first one lies at Umm el-Qa'ab. It is a nearly quadratic chamber divided into four rooms by a simple, cross-shaped mud wall. Several ivory tags with scorpion figures were found here. The second one is located at Hierakonpolis, several ivory tags with scorpion figures were also found here.

Scorpion's name in popular culture

Skorpionkönig
Skorpion II
  • The Scorpion King's name was used in the 2001 film The Mummy Returns, and its spin-offs The Scorpion King (2002), The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008), The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012) and The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015)
  • The 2007 children's novel Pharaoh by Jackie French deals with events in the court of King Scorpion and the rivalry between his sons Narmer and Prince Hawk

Images for kids

  • Skorpionritzung

    Clay mark with the name of king Scorpion II (after Dietrich Wildung).

  • Mesopotamia-Egypt trade routes

    Possible Mesopotamia-Egypt trade routes from the 4th millennium BCE.

  • Hierakonpolis revetment of Temple basement

    Hierakonpolis revetment of Temple basement

  • Limestone cylinder jar with falcons, scorpions, bows and birds in raised relief. From the 'Main Deposit' at Hierokonpolis. E. 347. (AshmoleanMuseum)

    Hierakonpolis cylindrical limestone vase

  • Hierakonpolis ivory cylinder with kneeling men, with impression (drawing)

    Hierakonpolis ivory cylinder with kneeling men, with impression (drawing).

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Horus Escorpión II para niños

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