King Scorpion I

King Scorpion I | The most famous Egyptian Pharaohs kings in the Egyptian Dynasty 00, the civilization of Ancient Egypt.

Discover the historical facts about the Pharaonic king, what are the most important discoveries and secrets of his private life, and more about Ancient Egypt History.

Facts about King Scorpion I:

• Dynasty 00, known as Predynastic Period Naqada III.
• Period of rule: 3200 years BC.
• Governor of the regions of southern Egypt as in Geography of ancient Egypt, where he ruled the region of Abydos and Elephantine Island in Aswan and other areas such as Naqada and Hierakonpolis “Nekhen, el-Kōm el-Aḥmar”.
• Associated with his royal name with Egyptian deities “God Set“.
• All the contents of his royal tomb were stolen by Ancient Egyptian Grave Robbers.
• Codes detected on Stone walls on the desert road of Thebes, Luxor, It dates back to 5000 years BC. Bearing a name the king, It describes his victory over the king of the Naqada region in southern Egypt.
• The rule of King Scorpion I after the death of King Saqr I, King Double Falcon “Dju, Nebwy”, one of the rulers of the southern regions of Egypt, and he was succeeded by King Ny-Hor, then King Iry-Hor ” Ro” from Dynasty 0.

Achievements:

1. Conducting military campaigns and forming an army “Military of ancient Egypt” to defend Egypt’s southern borders Sudan and the people of NubiaIn additionTo expand his control until he reached areas in the Delta on the banks of the Nile River.
2. Increase foreign trade dealings with Nubia and Africa.
3. Interest in developing the Ancient Egyptian Language and Hieroglyphic Language writing.

Pharaonic antiquities of King Scorpion I:

1. The Tomb of King Scorpion I was discovered in 1988 AD in the Abydos area of ​​Sohag, within the Umm El Qa’ab Tombs ” Egyptian Tombs in Egypt Archaeological Sites” by the German Egyptologist and archaeologist Dr. Werner Kaiser and Egyptology Dr. Günter Dreyer.
2. Umm El Qa’ab Tombs designated for the burial of the Mummy of rulers in Ancient Egyptian Government, kings of the Pharaohs, and Female Pharaohs from the pre-dynastic era and the Naqada III civilization.

Interior design of the cemetery:

Tomb of King Scorpion I one of the Largest royal tombs in the Umm El Qa’ab Tombs contain 12 rooms with a square area = 8*10 meters and contain 11 store rooms for Funerary Equipment, Food in ancient Egypt, Ushabti Statue, Pharaonic Scarab, and everything the king needs in his afterlife after the location, according to Ancient Egyptian religion.

Contents of the archaeological Tomb:

• 160 ivory “elephant tooth” panels, indicating the development of crafts and Sculpture in Ancient Egypt.
• 400 pottery vessels engraved with the hieroglyphs of the name King Scorpion I and containing wine better a drink for the ancient Egyptians to indicate the development of wine making and the development of Industry in ancient Egypt.
• A set of utensils containing food that the king will use in his after life.
• Remains of a wooden platform inscribed with the king’s name.
• A group of ivory sticks.
• Chemicals and some dried fruits such as grapes and skins have been discovered, indicating the period of development of Mummification in ancient Egypt and Ancient Egyptian science.

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