Hotepsekhemwy
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Hotepsekhemwy is the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who was the founder of the Second Dynasty of Egypt. The exact length of his reign is not known; the Turin canon suggests an improbable 95 year
Stone vase bearing Hotepsekhemwy's serekh, National Archaeological Museum (France)
Bedjau, cartouche name of Hotepsekhemwy in the Abydos King List (cartouche no. 9)
Vessel inscription from the Pyramid of Djoser with Hotep's prenomen, Egyptian Museum.
Bone cylinder inscribed with the serekh of Hotep, Brooklyn Museum.
Qa'a
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Qa'a was the last king of the First Dynasty of Egypt. He reigned for about 33 years at the end of the 30th century BC.
Hotepsekhemwy
…period of political strife, including ephemeral rulers such as Horus Bird and Sneferka (the latter is also thought to be an alternate name used by king Qa'a for a short time). As evidence of this, Egyptologists Wolfgang Helck, Dietrich Wildung and George Reisner point to the tomb of king Qa'a, which was…
Restored tomb stele of Qa'a at the Penn Museum, Philadelphia
Qebeh, cartouche name of Qa'a in the Abydos king list.
Abydos ivory tablet from the tomb of King Qa'a. Asiatic prisoner.
Stone vase inscribed with pharaoh Qa'a's name, from his tomb, Louvre-Lens museum