Scorpion I
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| NAME | Scorpion I |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | {{{Alt}}} |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Pharaoh of Egypt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | {{{Birth}}} |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ancient Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | {{{Death}}} |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Ancient Egypt |
| Preceded by: Unknown |
Pharaoh of Egypt Protodynastic |
Succeeded by: Double Falcon |
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| Burial | Possibly Umm el-Qa'ab, Abydos | ||
Scorpion I was the first of two kings so-named of Upper Egypt during the Protodynastic Period. His name may refer to the scorpion goddess Serket.
He is believed to have lived a few decades or so before the rule of the better known King Scorpion at Abydos. The first-known predynastic king, he may have been a local ruler of the Nekhen who had nothing to do with the ruling house at Abydos, or he may have been a rival from within that family. To him belongs the oldest tomb found in the cemetery of Abydos.
[edit] In contemporary fiction
- Scorpion's name was borrowed for the 2002 movie The Scorpion King.
- William Golding's novel The Scorpion God is loosely based upon this period of Egyptian History.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by none |
Pharaoh of Egypt Protodynastic |
Succeeded by Double Falcon |
