Semerkhet
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Semerkhet is the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who ruled during the First Dynasty. This ruler became known through a tragic legend handed down by the historian Manetho, who reported that a cala
Pottery shard inscribed with Semerkhet's serekh, originally from his tomb, now in the Petrie Museum, UC 36756
Semsu, cartouche name of Semerkhet in the Abydos king list
Alabaster vase marked King Iry-Nebty visits the house-of-the-pleased-king, oil jars for it, National Archaeological Museum, France
Calcite dish, from Royal Tomb "U", Semerkhet, at Abydos, Egypt, First Dynasty, The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
Palermo Stone
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The Palermo Stone is one of seven surviving fragments of a stele known as the Royal Annals of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The stele contained a list of the kings of Egypt from the First Dynasty
Semerkhet
…Egyptologists and historians now consider both statements as exaggerations and credit Semerkhet with a reign of 8½ years. This evaluation is based on the Cairo Stone inscription, where the complete reign of Semerkhet has been recorded. Additionally, they point to the archaeological records, which strengthen the view…
The Palermo Stone, the fragment of the Egyptian Royal Annals housed in Palermo, Italy