The stela of King Djet from his tomb at Abydos, Ancient Egyptian, 1st dynasty, c2880 BC

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The stela of King Djet from his tomb at Abydos, Ancient Egyptian, 1st dynasty, c2880 BC 





The stela of King Djet from his tomb at Abydos, Ancient Egyptian, 1st dynasty, c2880 BC. The pharaoh proclaims himself as a manifestation of Horus. His name consists of a single hieroglyph, the rearing cobra, written inside a 'serekh', the imitation of the temple of Horus. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris.
 
 
 
 

 

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