Den_seal_impressions
Den seal impressions
First confirmed king list of ancient Egypt
In 1985, the German Archaeological Institute discovered seal impressions of a cylinder seal in the tomb of First Dynasty king Den. They were published by Günter Dreyer the following year.[1] The impressions are the earliest confirmed king list for ancient Egypt.[2]
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The names are listed in following order:
The list bolsters the argument that Narmer was the founder of the First Dynasty as opposed to being the last of the pre-unification kings of Thinis. Also of importance is the absence of Menes as scholarly consensus believe Menes was a later variation of Narmer's name.[1]