Kings and Queens

King Narmer (First Dynasty)

 

    §  The first king (3150 BC).

    §  Securing the country's borders.

    §  Developing of Trade between Egypt and Sudan.

    §  flourishing of agriculture, industry and trade,

    §  The first river fleet.

Narmer 

King Menes (First Dynasty)

    §  Some sources say he was the son of Narmer while others say he was Narmer.

    §  The first king to unify Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom.

    §  He sent ambassadors to Canaan and Byblos in Phoenicia.

    §  Establish peaceful commercial trade links.

    §  He killed by a hippopotamus or by crocodiles.

    §  He buried at Saqqara.

Menes

King Hor-Aha (First Dynasty)

 

    §  Founder of the city of Memphis

    §  First king of the 1st Dynasty at Memphis 2920 B.C.

    §  Built a dike to reroute a branch of the Nile.

    §  Buried at Saqqara.

 

 

Hor-Aha

King Djer (First Dynasty)

 

    §  His name was found in an inscription on the Wadi Halfa.

    §  He probably fought several battles against the Libyans in the Nile delta.

    §  Djer's wife was Queen Herneith.

    §  Buried in Abydos.

Djer

King Djet (First Dynasty)

 

    §  (Wadji-Djet) (Horus-Snake) (cobra).

    §  His reign 11 years.

    §  Little is known about his reign.

    §  His limestone stela was found near Abydos.

    §  Buried near Abydos.

 

Djet

Queen Merneith (First Dynasty)

 

    §  Merneith’s name means (Beloved by Neith).

    §  Queen Merneith she is the first woman in the history of ancient Egypt.

    §  Merneith Tomb at Abydos.

    §  Monument dedicated at Saqqara.

    §  A stela made of stone at the her tomb.

 

Merneith

King Den (First Dynasty)

    §  King Den since the king revived power in Egypt as an baby.

    §  His reign 50 years.

    §  Adopted the double crown to underline his dual kingship over the two countries.

    §  Den’s Tomb at Abydos applies lot granite.

Den

King Anedjib (First Dynasty)

 

    §  Anedjib name means (Safe Is His Heart).

    §  His reign 14 years.

    §  He kept Memphis as his capitol city.

    §  He carried the symbols of both Upper and Lower Egypt.

    §  His wife, Queen Betrest, was the mother of King Semerkhet.

    §  Anedjib built a tomb at Abydos.

Anedjib

King Semerkhet (First Dynasty)

 

    §  Semerkhet name means (thoughtful friend).

    §  We know very little about his reign.

    §  His mother was named Batirytes.

    §  His reign 18 years.

    §  He was interred in Tomb at Umm el-Qa'ab, near Abydos.

 

Semerkhet