Second Dynasty of Egypt

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The Second Dynasty of ancient Egypt (or Dynasty II, Template:Circa – Template:Circa[1]) is the latter of the two dynasties of the Egyptian Archaic Period, when the seat of government was centred at Thinis. It is most known for its last ruler, Khasekhemwy, but is otherwise one of the most obscure periods in Egyptian history.

Though archaeological evidence of the time is very scant, contrasting data from the First and Third Dynasties indicates important institutional and economic developments during the Second Dynasty.[2][3]

Rulers

For the first three pharaohs, sources are fairly close in agreement and the order is supported by an inscription on the statuette of Hetepdief, who served in the mortuary cults of these three kings.[4]

Name Years Reigned Burial
Hotepsekhemwy File:Cylinder Inscribed with a King's Name - Egypt, Dynasty 2, reign of Hetepsekhemwy, c. 2800-2780 BC, bone - Egypt- Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, NY - DSC08700.JPG 25–29 Gallery Tomb A, Saqqara?
Nebra (also known as Kakau) File:Raneb-Stela MetropolitanMuseum.png 10–14 Gallery Tomb A, Saqqara?
Nynetjer File:Statue nynetjer RMO.jpg 40 Gallery Tomb B, Saqqara

But the identity of the next few rulers is unclear. Surviving sources might be giving the Horus name or the Nebty name and the birth names of these rulers. They may also be entirely different individuals, or could be legendary names. This might never be resolved.

It has been theorised that following the reign of Nynetjer, the country was split and ruled by two successors due to the overly complex state administration of the whole of Egypt.[5]

The following list contains various king names from different sources:

Name Years reigned
(Manetho)[6] 		Notes Burial
Weneg / Wadjenes File:Abydos KL 02-04 n12.jpg 17 Listed as the fourth king of the dynasty on the Turin, Saqqara and Abydos king lists.
Only attested in Lower Egypt.[7]
Weneg is generally accepted as a nebti (or throne) name and it is unknown what his horus name was.[8]
Theorised to be the same person as Raneb,[9] Sekhemib-Perenmaat[10] or a completely separate king from the others of the Second dynasty.
Known as Tlas in Manetho's Aegyptica.[6]
Senedj File:Abydos KL 02-05 n13.jpg 41 Listed as the fifth king of the dynasty on the Turin, Saqqara and Abydos king lists.
Horus name unknown.
Theorised to be the same person as Horus Sa[11] or Peribsen.[12][13]
Known as Sethenes in Manetho's Aegyptica.[6] 		Tomb P, Umm El Qa'ab (?)
Neferkara I File:Neferkarsakkara.png 17 Only attested in later documents dated long after the time period of the Second dynasty.
Listed as the sixth king of the dynasty in the Saqqara and Turin King lists, but omitted from the Abydos King List.
May have only ruled Lower Egypt.
Known as Khaires in Manetho's Aegyptica.[6]
Neferkasokar File:Neferkasokarsakkara.png 25 Only attested in later documents dated long after the time period of the Second dynasty.
Listed as the seventh king of the dynasty in the Saqqara and Turin King lists, but omitted from the Abydos King List.
May have only ruled Lower Egypt.
Known as Nephercheres in Manetho's Aegyptica.[6]
Hudjefa I File:Hudjefa.png 48 Name literally means "erased" or "missing", showing that this king's name was unknown or lost by the Nineteenth Dynasty.
Listed as the eighth king of the dynasty on the Saqqara Tablet, but omitted from the Abydos King List.
May have only ruled Lower Egypt.
Theorised to be the same person as Peribsen and may have been deliberately omitted.[14]
Known as Sesochris in Manetho's Aegyptica.[6]
Seth-Peribsen File:Peribsen.jpg ? Name connected to Seth deity rather than the traditional Horus.
Attested by contemporary inscriptions, but not on later king lists.
Only attested in Upper Egypt.[15] 		Tomb P, Umm El Qa'ab
Sekhemib-Perenmaat File:CalciteVesselFragmentNameOfSekhemibPerenmmat-BritishMuseum-August21-08 retouched.jpg ? Attested by contemporary inscriptions, but not on later king lists.
May be the same person as Seth-Peribsen[16] or his immediate successor.[17][18] 		Tomb P, Umm El Qa'ab (?)
Nubnefer File:Nubnefer.png ? Birth name of a king, unknown placement.
Name does not appear on any known official king lists.
May be birth name of Raneb[19] or a completely separate ephemeral king who ruled at some point following Nynetjer's reign.[20]

With the last ruler, the sources return to an agreement:

Name Years Reigned Notes Burial Consort(s)
Khasekhemwy File:Limestone statue of Khasekhemwy.jpg 17–18 Known as Kheneres in Manetho's Aegyptica.[6]
Reigned for 30 years according to Manetho.[6] 		Tomb V, Umm El Qa'ab Nimaathap

Manetho states Thinis was the capital, as in the First Dynasty, but the first three kings were buried at Saqqara, suggesting the center of power had moved to Memphis. Beyond this, little can be said about the events during this period as the annual records on the Palermo stone only survive to the end of the reign of Nebra and for parts of Nynetjer's. One important event, the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, might have occurred during the reign of Khasekhemwy as many Egyptologists read his name as "the Two Powers arise".

Comparison of regnal lists

File:SecondDynastyKingLists.png
Historical Pharaoh Abydos King List Saqqara Tablet Turin King List Manetho[6]
Hotepsekhemwy Bedjau Baunetjer Baunetjer Boethos
Nebra Kakau Kakau Kakau Kaiekhos
Nynetjer Banetjer Banetjeru Banetjer Binothris
Weneg Wadjnas Wadjlas [...]s Tlas
Senedj Sendi Senedj Sened[...] Sethenes
Neferkara I – Neferkare Neferka Khaires
Neferkasokar – Neferkasokar Neferkasokar Nephercheres
Hudjefa – Hudjefa – Sesochris
Khasekhemwy Djadjay Bebti Bebti Kheneres

See also

References

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Dynasty of Egypt
c. 2890 – 2686 BC Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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