Den...
Den (Hor Den "Horus who strikes") ruled ancient Egypt during the Early Dynastic Period. He was probably the fourth king of the first dynasty, but may have been the fifth ruler as some scholars consider that his mother Queen Mereneith ruled ancient Egypt before him.
His reign is attested on numerous fragments and inscriptions on vases and the Palermo Stone implies that he ruled for around thirty-two years (although he is not specifically named, occurences in his reign echo the detail in this record). His throne name (Semti) may relate to the king names Hesspti on the Abydos Kings List. As far as we are aware, he was the first to wear the double crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt and to use the title King of the Two Lands. His tomb at Abydos also contains the first known example of the use of red granite in monumental building.
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