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Sekhemib (Seth-Peribsen, Sekhemib Pereenmaat)..
He was named Sekhemib ("powerful in heart") when he ascended to the throne, but it appears that he changed his name to Seth-Peribsen ("Set hope of all hearts") during his reign. His Horus name was depicted in a serekh with a falcon on top, but in his Set name the serekh is topped by a Set animal (a dog or jackal like creature with large pointed ears).
It was suggested by some Egyptologists (e.g.Newberry, Cerny, Emery and Grdseloff) that Sekhmet/Peribsen might have been usurper or that under his rule a religious or political revolution took place. Proponents of this view suggest that the latent rivalry between the north (Lower Egypt, associated with Horus and the red crown) and the south (Upper Egypt, associated with Seth and the white crown) caused much unrest during his reign, and that the followers of Seth gained the upper hand.
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