| Preceded by: …a (?) |
Pharaoh of Egypt Protodynastic |
Succeeded by: Ni (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedju | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hor-Hedju | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hor-Hedju in hieroglyphic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32nd century BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Burial | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hedju (transliteration: ḥḏw, meaning: "Maces"), labelled King A by Wilkinson,[1] was a Protodynastic Pharaoh of Egypt ruling over Lower Egypt (possibly around 3250 BC). His existence remains uncertain.
Attestation[]
Hedju is only known from two clay jugs on which his serekh appears: one from the quarry at Tura and one from Abu Zeidan on the northeastern tip of the Nile Delta.
However, it has been noted that the three mace symbols that supposedly represent his name often occur together on several vessel which date to the beginnings of the First Dynasty and therefore may merely represent an anonymous ruler. Similar marks were also found on the vessels from Tura. However, they have three circles below the serekh and the mace symbols replace the appearance of the palace facade of a serekh.[1]
These may represent the same person or may all show an anonymous ruler, but if this is in fact a pharaoh, he is not attested outside Lower Egypt.[1]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Wilkinson, T.A.H., 1999: Early Dynastic Egypt. Routledge, London.
| Predecessor: …a (?) |
Pharaoh of Egypt Protodynastic |
Successor: Ni (?) |
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