| Hedju-Hor | |
|---|---|
| Hor-Hedju | |
A clay cutting of a hieroglyph of Hedju Hor[1] | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Successor | Ny-Hor? |
| Dynasty | Dynasty 0 - (disputed) |
Hedju Hor was a ruler in northern Egypt from thePredynastic Period whose name means 'the maces of Horus'.[2][3][4] As very little information is known about him, this has caused a debate among historians regarding his social status.
Hedju Hor is only known from two clay jugs on which hisserekh appears: one from Tura in the eastern Nile Delta and one from Abu Zeidan on the northeastern tip of the Nile Delta.[5][6]Wolfgang Helck, who was anEgyptologist, held him as aPharaoh of Dynasty 0 and identified him withWash, who is known as the ruler defeated byNarmer on theNarmer Palette.[7] This opinion was also later shared by historian Edwin van den Brink.[8] By contrast,Toby Wilkinson andJochem Kahl both argue that Hedju Hor was not a pre-dynastic Pharaoh but, rather, a ruler of a small proto-state of the pre-dynastic era and have attributed to him the titleKing.[9] Hedju Hor also has no known tomb and is not found in the text of thePalermo Stone, which is a stone listing the oldest kings ofAncient Egypt.[10]
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