Biography of Horus Djer [1st dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt]

Ancient Egypt dot org ^ | February 11, 2014 | Jacques Kinnaer

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Cairo Fragment CF1 of the Annals Stone states Horus Djer's (name) of gold, probably a reference to the king's name of birth, to have been Iti, which corresponds with the 3rd name listed in the Abydos King-List, after Menes and Teti. Djer is also the 3rd king mentioned on the two Umm el-Qa'ab royal seals that list the kings buried at that site...

According to Manetho, Djer ruled for 57 year[s]. The Turin King-List has a lacuna at the spot where Djer would be listed.

The Palermo Stone lists the first 10 years of Djer's reign, while Cairo Fragment CF1 lists 9 more, granting Djer a total of at least 19 years as king. If the reconstruction of the Annals Stone based on its different fragments is correct, the reign of Djer may have lasted up to 41 years.

Also according to Cairo Fragment CF1, Djer's mother was a woman named Khenthap, who is not attested by contemporary sources. Assuming that Djer was the son of his predecessor Aha, Khenthap probably was one of Aha's queens...

Cairo Fragment CF1 hints at a possible military expedition against a region named Setjet, a region in Syria-Palestine. There are no contemporary sources that corroborate Egyptian military activity in Western Asia at this time.

Most other year-cells on the fragments of the Annals Stone related to Djer mention ritualistic acts and visits to temples and shrines throughout the country.

At least one label from the reign of Djer shows evidence of human sacrifice, with a bound person being stabbed during a ritual that appears to have a funerary character.

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These four bracelets were discovered at Abydos in the tomb of King Djer of the 1st Dynasty. They were fastened onto a linen-wrapped forearm of a woman, who might have been King Djer's queen or a member of the royal family.

The bracelets were held in place by linen bandages, which made it possible to recover them in their original order of stringing. Three of the bracelets are composed of various types of beads: gold, turquoise, lapis lazuli, and amethyst. The fourth one consists of 27 plaques representing the palace facade topped by the falcon god Horus.

Cairo Museum

Djer (or Zer or Sekhty)[1] is considered the third pharaoh of the First Dynasty of ancient Egypt in current Egyptology. He lived around the mid 31st century BC[2] and reigned for c. 40 years. A mummified forearm of Djer or his wife was discovered by Egyptologist Flinders Petrie,[3] but was discarded by Emile Brugsch.

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