| Preceded by: Qa'a, Sa or Seneferka |
Pharaoh of Egypt 2nd Dynasty |
Succeeded by: Nebre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotepsekhemwy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Koine Greek: Βoηθoς (Boithos) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Stone vase bearing Hotepsekhemwy's serekh, National Archaeological Museum in France. (CC BY-SA 3.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ca. 2890 BC (25-29 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Issue | Perneb (?), Nebre (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Gallery Tomb A at Saqqara (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hotepsekhemwy (transliteration: ḥtp-sḫm.wy, meaning: "Reconciliation of the Two Powers") was the founding pharaoh of the Second Dynasty during the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt. The seat of power of this dynasty was Thinis.
| Predecessor: Qa'a, Ba or Seneferka |
Pharaoh of Egypt 2nd Dynasty |
Successor: Nebre |
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