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Pharaoh Semerkhet who ruled in c.2900

Q: What is the name of the Pharaoh that killed the newborn babies?

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Pharaoh Semerkhet who ruled in c.2900

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The kings in the first dinasty were Narmer/Menes, Hor-Aha, Djer Djet, Merneith, Den, Anedjib Semerkhet and Qa'a. Much of what happened during the earlier periods of Egyptian history is speculative. It seems that the southern king Narmer (perhaps Aha or the legendary Menes) won a victory over a northern king which has been immortalized by the Narmer Palette. What may have been another southern victory over the inhabitants of the Delta is depicted on the Bull Palette. Owr knowledge of the history of the 1st Dynasty itself is, because of its remoteness in time and the lack of clear written sources, fairly limited. The few sources we have are hard to interpret and have often led to ambiguous or even contradictory conclusions.

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The names of these pharoahs and even the fact that they ruled during the first dynasty is often debated however, i think this is the complete list that are often thought of as the only pharoahs of the first dynasty.

anedjib- "The man with the bold heart" - 5th ruler

Dewen (or Den)

Menes- potentially- narma or hor-aha or serket ii

Hor-Aha- known as the unifier of upper and lower Egypt which used to be ruled seperately before hor-aha's period.

Djer

Merneith

Djet

semerkhet

Qa'a

The first dynasty is considered to be from 3050 BC to 2890 BC

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The first dynasty of Ancient Egypt is often combined with the second dynasty under the group title, Early Dynastic Period of Egypt. At that time the capital was Thinis. Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the First Dynasty are as follows: {| |+ First Dynasty |- ! Name ! Comments ! Dates | Narmer - probably Menes on earlier lists c. 3100-3050 B.C. Hor-Aha

c. 3050-3049 B.C. Djer - c. 3049-3008 B.C. 41 years (Palermo Stone) Merneith the mother of Den - Djet - 3008-2975? Den - 2975-2935 30 to 50 years(40 years?) Anedjib - 2935?-2925? 10 years (Palermo Stone) Semerkhet - 2925?-2916? 9 years (Palermo Stone) Qa'a - 2916?-2890 B.C. Information about this dynasty is derived from a few monuments and other objects bearing royal names, the most important being the Narmer Palette. No detailed records of the first two dynasties have survived, except for the terse lists on the Palermo stone. The hieroglyphs were fully developed by then, and their shapes would be used with little change for more than three thousand years. Large tombs of pharaohs at Abydos and Naqada, in addition to cemeteries at Saqqara and Helwan near Memphis, reveal structures built largely of wood and mud bricks, with some small use of stone for walls and floors. Stone was used in quantity for the manufacture of ornaments, vessels, and occasionally, for statues. Human sacrifice, later discontinued, evidently was practiced during this first dynasty. It is demonstrated clearly as existing during this dynasty by hundreds of retainers being buried in each pharaoh's tomb along with other animals sacrificed for the burial. The people and animals sacrificed, such as asses, were expected to assist the pharaoh in the afterlife. |}

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Period Date DynastiesSelected Kings
(Dynasty) Sites and Famous Historical
Events Early Dynastic 2920-2575 BC 1 - 3 Menes (1)
Djoser (3) Unification of Egypt
Step Pyramid at Saqqara Old Kingdom 2575-2134 BC4 - 8 Cheops (4)
Chephren(4)
Mycerinus(4)
Unis (5) Giza Pyramids
Sphinx
Unis Pyramid /Causeway at Saqqara First Intermediary2134-2040 BC 9 -11 Kings at Herakleopolitan(9-10)
Kings at Thebes(11) Middle Kingdom 2040-1640 BC11 -14 Mentuhotep (11) Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep at Deir El Bahri Second Intermediary1640-1532 BC 15 - 17 Hyksos Rulers (15-16)
Theban Kings (17) New Kingdom 1550-1070 BC 18 - 20 Ahmose(18)
Amenhotep I (18)
Thutmosis I (18)
Hatshepsut(18)
Amenhotep III (18)
Akhenaten (18)
Tutankhamun (18)
Seti I (19)
Ramesses II (19)
Ramesses III (20) Burials in Valley of Kings
Deir el Medina (workers village)
Karnak the Great Temple of Amun
Luxor Temple of Amun (Site of Opet Feast)
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri
Tomb of Senenmut (architect of Hatshepsut Temple)
Temple of Seti at Abydos
Ramesseum (Ramesses II)
Abu Simbel (Ramesses II)
Tomb of Sennedjem
Medinet Habu (Ramesses III)
Third Intermediary1070 - 712 BC 21 - 25 Pharaohs at Tanis
Shoshenq I (22)
Priests at Thebes (Libian) Karnak Reliefs
Capital at Tanis Late Period 712 - 332 BC 26 - 30 Nectanebo I (30)
Nubian
Persian Philae Monuments
Temple of Hathor at Dendera Greco Roman 332 BC
-395 AD Macedonian
Ptolemaic
Roman Temple of Khnum at Esna
Temple of Horus at Edfu

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