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Scorpion II (Ancient Egyptian: possibly Selk or Weha [1]), also known as King Scorpion, was a ruler during the Protodynastic Period of Upper Egypt (c.3200–3000 BCE). Identity Name
The defeated king or place named in the graffito was a marking also found in U-j, the name was "Bull's Head", this very likely refers to Taurus (Bull). It is believed that Scorpion I unified Upper Egypt following the defeat of Naqada's king, meaning Nekhen's royal house had submitted itself into a union with King Scorpion I in Thinis. [2] [3]
The Scorpion macehead (also known as the Major Scorpion macehead) is a decorated ancient Egyptian macehead found by British archeologists James E. Quibell and Frederick W. Green in what they called the main deposit in the temple of Horus at Hierakonpolis during the dig season of 1897–1898. [1]
Caesarion (Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar) was the last king of the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt, and he reigned jointly with his mother Cleopatra VII of Egypt, from September 2, 47 BC. He was the eldest son of Cleopatra VII, and possibly the only son of Julius Caesar , after whom he was named.
Most of Upper Egypt became unified under rulers from Abydos during the Naqada II period (3600–3200 BCE), at the expense of rival powerful polities such as Hierakonpolis which had in the past decades declined in power and had retreated from Northern Upper Egypt. [4] King Scorpion I's conquest over Middle Egypt kept trade and international ...
He most likely was the immediate successor to Iry-Hor and was succeeded either by Narmer or by Scorpion II. He is the earliest known Egyptian king with a serekh inscribed on a number of artifacts. This may thus be an innovation of his reign. [9] Ka is one of the best attested predynastic kings with Narmer and Scorpion II.
He was possibly preceded over some parts of Upper Egypt by Crocodile, Iry-Hor, Ka, and perhaps by the king Scorpion II, whose name may refer to, or be derived from, the goddess Serket, a special early protector of other deities and the rulers. [9] Naqada III extended all over Egypt and was characterized by some notable firsts: The first hieroglyphs
Tax collection is probably documented for Ka [45] and Iry-Hor. [46] The evidence for a role for Scorpion I in Lower Egypt comes from his tomb Uj in Abydos (Upper Egypt), where labels were found identifying goods from Lower Egypt. [47]