- In
Egyptian hieroglyphs, a
serekh is a
rectangular enclosure representing the
niched or
gated façade of a
palace surmounted by (usually) the
Horus falcon...
- term "
serekh name". This is
because not
every pharaoh placed the falcon,
which symbolizes the
deity Horus, atop his (or in some cases, her)
serekh. The...
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which show a
serekh with a
typical Ka-symbol, both
written upright correctly, but
there are also
inscriptions presenting an
upright serekh with an upside-down...
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thought to be a male ruler: her
outstandingly large mastaba and the
royal serekh surrounding her name on
several seal
impressions previously led Egyptologists...
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Egyptologists believe that
Narmer was the same
person as Menes.
Comparison of
serekhs Although highly interrelated, the
questions of "who was Menes?" and "who...
- were
known only by this title. The
Horus name was
usually written in a
serekh, a
representation of a
palace façade. The name of the
pharaoh was written...
-
often ****umed to have been the
mother of
Horus Aha. The
label shows a
serekh of Hor-Aha next to an
enclosure inside of
which are
symbols that have been...
- Horus".
Until 2012, the name of Iry-Hor had not been
found in or next to a
serekh, so the
identification of Iry-Hor as a king was controversial. Toby Wilkinson...
- Tura,
where a tomb
yielded a
complete jar
bearing a
serekh topped by two falcons. More recently,
serekhs of
Double Falcon have been
found in the
Sinai Peninsula...
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close to the
Layer Pyramid,
where numerous stone vessels bearing Khaba's
serekh have been found. Khaba's name
appears on nine
polished stone bowls, variously...
