Djet..
The ancient Egyptian king Djet (Hor Djet "Horuscobra or Horus who strikes") ruled during the first dynasty (Early Dynastic Period). He was most likely named after the vulture goddess ofUpper Egypt, Wadjet (or Uadjet). It is likely that he was the son of Djer, although there is no direct evidence of this. Queen Mereneith became his wife and was probably the mother of his sucessor,Den. She may also have acted as her young son's regent upon the death of Djet.
Djet is generally considered to be the ruler named "Wenephes" by Manetho If so, he reigned for about 23 years. Unfortunately, he left little evidence of his existence other than his tomb in Abydos. Within this tomb a beautiful serekh (the design of a palace facade) bearing the name of the King was discovered. There is evidence that his tomb (along with others of his dynasty) was intentionally burned at some point in history, but later renovated because of its association with the cult ofOsiris.
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