Three Pharaohs of the Fifth Dynasty of Serek Egypt
Three Pharaohs of the Fifth
Dynasty of Serek Egypt
Nuserre Nuserre Iin was the youngest son of Nefer-irkare and Queen Kencaeus II. Nuserre was a successful pharaoh of the 5th Dynasty. Nuserre was known for building the largest sun temple in the tradition begun by Yuserkaf reflecting the importance of the sun cult during the 5th Dynasty. Built of ancient mudbricks and later rebuilt in stone it is well preserved at Abu Sir. The temple is called Shesepibre meaning the joy of the heart of Ra or a place suitable for Ra and its burial cult was supported by Miroslav Verner who reigned for only a few weeks during the Second Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt. Symbols of kingship royalty and divine power.
Double statue portraying Nyuserre as both a young man and an old man, Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich
The Egyptians also believed that Nuserre of the pyramid of Nyuserre an incarnation of the god Horus who ruled the world was named after Horus the god of the sky. The head of a falcon is called a Serek which represents the pharaoh's power over the land of Egypt. An example of a name for Horus is Medjedu which is the name of Pharaoh Khufu the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The use of Sereks can be traced back to the Gerseh culture (c. 3400 BC). Sereks were usually used as royal emblems to emphasize and glorify the name of the pharaoh. The hieroglyphics that formed the king's name were placed in a rectangular extension above the Serek. The falcon of Horus or in some cases the animal Seth was on top of the Serek representing the heavenly patron of Pharaoh Nusserre.
Pyramid of Nyuserre
Horus the one with the power manifested. This name is recorded in several forms. The power manifests itself when the ancestors dwell in him for example. He is also known under his traditional birth name later Bebti which is also one of the names of the god Horus and under his Greek name Cheneres. 2690 BC Also known as Khasekhemwy was the last pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt except that he led several major battles and built a clay fortress known as Shunet el-Sebib. Khasekhemvi the last pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt 2690 BC. Little is known about him.
He led several major battles and built a clay fortress known as Shunet el-Sebib. He is believed to have been the successor of Sekhemib-Perenmaat and to have been succeeded by another pharaoh Khasekhem. After he reunited Upper and Lower Egypt, after a civil war between followers of Horus led by himself and followers of Seth led by Peribsen, others believe that Khasekhemwy defeated Seth Peribsen. After returning to Egypt from suppressing the Nubian rebellion by any means he ended the internal conflicts of the Second Dynasty and reunited Egypt.
Granite doorframe bearing the names of Horus and Seth of Khasekhemwy in Neken (Hierakonpolis), Cairo Egyptian Museum, indicates that after the decisive defeat of his enemies, Horus Khasekhemwy changed his name to Khasekhemwy and dedicated a temple to Horus in Neken / Palermo Stone / Mid-5th Dynasty)
The name Khasekhem symbolized Horus and Seth on the Serek but after his death Seth was removed from the Serek. The symbol that Pharaoh Khasekhemwy used was the name of Horus Khasekhem which means the mighty one has appeared clearly showing his loyalty to Horus. Later the symbol of Seth was added next to Horus and the prefix to his dynastic Serek.
Khasekhemwy is considered a notable figure in Egyptian history for having both the symbols of Horus and Seth on his Serek. Early in his reign he used the name of Horus Khasekhem which means the mighty one has appeared clearly showing his loyalty to Horus. However later he added the symbol of Seth next to Horus and the prefix to his dynastic Serek thus becoming Khasekhemwy which means the two powers have appeared along with the two nobles have made peace with him. An attempt to unify the two factions But after his death Seth was removed from Serek.
Shunet el-Zebib, Cult enclosure of Khasekhemwy
Pharaoh Peribsen
Seal impression of Peribsen
The exact period of his reign is unknown. The symbol of Serek is usually the falcon Horus. Serek is another king's name that includes Seth indicating that the text within the name of the king is a rather unusual form of using Seth in the symbol of Serek. Ancient Egyptian Seth-Peribsen Seth-Peribsen also known as Ash-Peribsen, Peribsen and Peribsen is the Serek name of an early Egyptian king a pharaoh who ruled during the Second Dynasty of Egypt 2890 –c. 2686 BC.
His chronological position within the dynasty is unknown and there is debate as to who ruled first and who came first. The chronology of the dynasty is also unknown. Pharaoh Per Ibsen ruled during the Early Dynastic Period reign unknown ruled during the Second Dynasty of Egypt 2890 – c. 2686 BC. Serekh icon Pharaoh Seth Per Ibsen with the inscription Praises of the People of Sethrowi typically a rectangular frame representing a palace facade with a Serek iconostasis or door.
